lˈɪstʃɚɹə ɪz ðə mˈoʊst bˈeɪsəl mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə sˈʌbfɐmˌɪli ɡlˈænɐptɚɹˌɪdʒɪnˌiː; ɪɾ ɪz sˈɪstɚ tʊ ɐ klˈeɪd fˈɔːɹmd baɪ ðɪ ˈʌðɚ θɹˈiː dʒˈɛnɚɹə, ɡlˈænɐptɚɹˌɪks, pˈaɪdʒɪdˌiənəps, ænd tˈaɪfloʊbləs.
Listura is the most basal member of the subfamily Glanapteryginae; it is sister to a clade formed by the other three genera, Glanapteryx, Pygidianops, and Typhlobelus.