Phylum Mollusca Linnaeus, 1758 - molluscs
   Subphylum Conchifera Gegenbauer, 1878
     Class Gastropoda Cuvier, 1795 - snails and slugs
       Subclass Orthogastropoda Ponder & Lindberg, 1995
         Superorder Caenogastropoda Cox, 1960
           Order Sorbeoconcha Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
             Suborder Hypsogastropoda Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
               Infraorder Littorinimorpha Pchelintsev, 1963
                 Superfamily Ficoidea Meek, 1864 (1840)
                   Family Thalassocyonidae Riedel, 1995 see Family Ficidae Meek, 1864 (1840)