Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae
Full reference: M. Cossmann. 1908. Revue critique de paléozoologie 12:1
Parent taxon: Lophospiridae according to P. J. Wagner 1999
Sister taxa: Arjamannia, Biarmeaspira, Donaldiella, Ectomaria, Frodospira, Gyronematinae, Hanusispira, Kawanamia, Lophospira, Lophospirinae, Loxoplocus, Manzanospira, Paupospira, Platyworthenia, Ptychozone, Ruedemannia, Ruedemanninae, Triredimiculum, Worthenia, Yochelsonospira, Itimaspira
Subtaxa: Longstaffia centervillensis, Longstaffia complexa, Longstaffia cyclonema, Longstaffia grata, Longstaffia groomii, Longstaffia laqueata, Longstaffia pulchra, Longstaffia teretiuscula, Longstaffia tubulosa, Longstaffia uniformis
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder