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 Rachiglossa (Gray, 1853) see Superfamily Muricacea de Costa, 1776
           Superfamily Volutacea Rafinesque, 1815 see Superfamily Muricoidea Rafinesque, 1815
             Family Olividae Latreille, 1825 - olive snails
               Subfamily Olivinae Latreille, 1825
                 Genus Oliva Bruguiére, 1789
                   Subgenus Oliva (Neocylindrus) Fischer, 1883