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 Columbellidae Swainson, 1840 - dove snails
               Subfamily Columbellinae Swainson, 1840
                 1 Genus Columbella Lamarck, 1799
                 2 Genus Alia Adams & Adams, 1853
                 3 Genus Euplica Dall, 1889
                 4 Genus Minipyrene Coomans, 1967
                 5 Genus Nitidella Swainson, 1840
                 6 Genus Rhombinella Radwin, 1968
                 7 Genus Zafrona Iredale, 1916
                 8 Genus Metanachis Thiele, 1924