Phylum Mollusca Linnaeus, 1758 - molluscs
   Class Gastropoda Cuvier, 1795 - snails and slugs
     Subclass Prosobranchia Milne-Edwards, 1848 - prosobranchs see Class Gastropoda Cuvier, 1795
       Order Caenogastropoda Cox, 1960 see Superorder Caenogastropoda Cox, 1960
         Suborder Ptenoglossa Gray, 1853 see Infraorder Ptenoglossa Gray, 1853
           Family Cerithiopsidae Adams & Adams, 1853
             Subfamily Cerithiopsinae Adams & Adams, 1853
               Tribe Cerithiopsini Adams & Adams, 1853, stat. inval. see Subfamily Cerithiopsinae Adams & Adams, 1853
                 Genus Cerithiopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1851
                   1 Subgenus Cerithiopsis Forbes & Hanley, 1850