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 Stenoglossa Bouvier, 1887
           Superfamily Conoidea Fleming, 1822
             Family Terebridae Mörch, 1852 - auger shells
               Subfamily Coninae Fleming, 1822
                 Genus Conus Linnaeus, 1758
                   Subgenus Lithoconus Mörch, 1852