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
                 Subgenus Melanella (Balcis) Leach, 1847 see Genus Balcis Leach, 1847