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 Muricoidea Rafinesque, 1815
             Family Buccinidae Rafinesque, 1815 - whelks
               Subfamily Photinae Gray, 1857 see Subfamily Pisaniinae Gray, 1857
                 Genus Cominella Gray, 1850
                   1 Subgenus Afrocominella Iredale, 1918 see Genus Afrocominella Iredale, 1918
                   2 Subgenus Eucominia Finlay, 1926
                   3 Subgenus Godfreyena Iredale, 1934
                   4 Subgenus Josepha Tenison-Woods, 1878