Phylum Mollusca Linnaeus, 1758 - molluscs
Subphylum Conchifera Gegenbauer, 1878
Class Gastropoda Cuvier, 1795 - snails and slugs
Subclass Orthogastropoda Ponder & Lindberg, 1995
Superorder Vetigastropoda Salvini-Plawen, 1980
see Order Vetigastropoda Salvini-Plawen, 1980
Superfamily Trochoidea Rafinesque, 1815
Family Trochidae Rafinesque, 1815 - top snails
Subfamily Margaritinae Thiele, 1924, nom. cons. prop.