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 Stenoglossa Bouvier, 1887
           Superfamily Muricoidea Rafinesque, 1815
             Family Olividae Latreille, 1825 - olive snails
               Subfamily Olivellinae Troschel, 1869 see Family Olivellidae Troschel, 1869
                 Genus Belloliva Peile, 1922
                   Subgenus Olivellopsis Thiele, 1929