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 Buccinidae Rafinesque, 1815 - whelks
               Subfamily Pisaniinae Gray, 1857
                 1 Genus Pisania Bivona-Bernardi, 1832
                 2 Genus Caducifer Dall, 1904
                 3 Genus Cantharus Röding, 1798
                 4 Genus Chauvetia Monterosato, 1884
                 5 Genus Engina Gray, 1839
                 6 Genus Pollia Gray, 1834