Phylum [Mollusca] Linnaeus, 1758 - molluscs
   Class Gastropoda Cuvier, 1795 - snails and slugs
     Subclass Prosobranchia Milne-Edwards, 1848 - prosobranchs see Class Gastropoda Cuvier, 1795
       Order Neogastropoda Wenz, 1938 see Suborder Neogastropoda Wenz, 1938
         Suborder Rachiglossa (Gray, 1853) see Superfamily Muricacea de Costa, 1776
           Superfamily Buccinacea Rafinesque, 1815 see Superfamily Muricoidea Rafinesque, 1815
             Family Melongenidae Gill, 1871 (1854) - whelks
               1 Subfamily Melongeninae Gill, 1871 (1854)