Phylum [Mollusca] Linnaeus, 1758 - molluscs
   Class Gastropoda Cuvier, 1795 - snails and slugs
     Subclass Prosobranchia Milne-Edwards, 1848 - prosobranchs see Class Gastropoda Cuvier, 1795
       Order Mesogastropoda Thiele, 1925 - mesogastropods see [unranked] mesogastropods
         Suborder Gymnoglossa see Order Mesogastropoda Thiele, 1925
           Superfamily Eulimacea see Superfamily Eulimoidea Philippi, 1853
             Family Melanellidae Iredale, 1915 see Family Eulimidae Philippi, 1853
               Genus Melanella Bowdich, 1822
                 1 Subgenus Melanella (Balcis) Leach, 1847 see Genus Balcis Leach, 1847
                 2 Subgenus Melanella (Melanella) Bowdich, 1822 see Genus Melanella Bowdich, 1822