Systematic malacology according to J.ThieleJohannes Thiele(1860-1935)is one of the fathers of modern malacology.His work Handbuch der systematischen weichtierkunde(1929-1935)provided malacologists with a basis to work with.Although many parts are now outdated due to new research and insights it is still a good reference.Originally published in four parts,the english trans- lation has two.On this page and the following pages I've put Thiele's classification. The links refer to pages where you can find more information on that Family or sub- family.
Basomotophora Styllommatophora
Subclass Prosobranchia Order Archaeogastropoda
Superfamily Neritacea Family Neritidae Subfamily Neritinae Nerita(Linnaeus,1758) Theodoxus(Montfort,1810) Subgenus Theodoxus s. s. Subgenus Clithon(Montfort,1810) Pseudonerita(Baker,1923) Neritina(Lamarck,1816) Subgenus Vitta(Morch,1852) Subgenus Neripteron(Lesson,1830) Subgenus Vittina(Baker,1923) Subgenus Neritina s. s. Subgenus Neritona(Martens,1869) Septaria(Ferussac,1807):Bengal,Polynesia and islands in the Indian Ocean Subfamily Neritiliinae Neritilia(Martens,1879)
Family Hydrocenidae Hydrocena(Pfeiffer,1847) Family Helicinidae Subfamily Vianinae Geophorus(Fischer,1885) Calybium(Morelet,1891) Eutrochatella(Fischer,1885):Cuba Subgenus Troschelviana(Baker,1922) Subgenus Priotrochatella(Fischer,1893) Subgenus Eutrochatella s. s. Viana(Adams,1856) Pyrgodomus(Crosse & Fischer,1893) ?Stoastomps(Baker,1924) Subfamily Helicininae Pseudohelicina(Sykes,1907) Hendersonia(Wagner,1905) Subgenus Waldemaria(Wagner,1905) Subgenus Miluna(Wagner,1905) Subgenus Heudeia(Crosse,1885) Oligyra(Say,1818) Alcadia(Gray,1840) Subgenus Alcadia s. s. Subgenus Idesa(Adams,1856) Subgenus Analcadia(Wagner,1907) Helicina(Lamarck,1799) Sulfurina(Mollendorf,1893) Subgenus Sulfurina s. s. Subgenus Kosmetopoma(Wagner,1905) Sturanya(Wagner,1905) Aphanoconia(Wagner,1905) Subgenus Aphanoconia s. s. Subgenus Sphaeroconia(Wagner,1909) Orobophana(Wagner,1905) Palaeohelicina(Wagner,1905) Subgenus Palaeohelicina s. s. Subgenus Ceratopoma(Mollendorf,1893) Hemipoma(Wagner,1905):Japan Schasicheila(Shuttleworth,1852 Schasicheila s. s. Subgenus Emoda(Adams,1856) Lucidella(Swainson,1840) Stoastoma(Adams,1849) Subfamily Ceratodiscinae Ceratodiscus(Simpson & Henderson,1901) Subfamily Prosperpininae Prosperpinella(Bland,1865) Cyane(Adams,1870) Prosperina(Gray in Sowerby,1839) Ceres(Gray,1856):Mexico
Order Mesogastropoda Superfamily Architaenioglossa Family Cyclophoridae Subfamily Cyclophorinae Cyclophoreae Leptopoma(Pfeiffer,1847) Subgenus Leptopoma s. s. Subgenus Trocholeptopoma(Kobelt & Mollendorff,1897) Subgenus Entochilus(Kobelt & Mollendorff,1897) Japonia(Gould,1859) Subgenus Lagochilus(Blanford,1864) Subgenus Japonia s. s Subgenus Cytora(Kobelt & Mollendorff,1897) Subgenus Mylicotrochus(Sarasin,1899) Craspedotropis(Blanford,1864) Leptopomoides(Nevill,1878) Micraulax(Theobald,1876) Ditropis(Blanford,1869) Subgenus Ditropis s. s. Subgenus Ditropsis(Smith,1897) ?Subgenus Diaspira(Soos,1911) Chondrocyclus(Ancy,1898) Cyclosurus(Morelet,1881) Ptychopoma(Mollendorff,1885). Crossopoma(Martens,1891) Myxostoma(Troschel,1847) Scabrina(Blanford,1863) Theobaldius(Nevill,1878) Cyclophorus(Montfort,1810) Subgenus Litostylus(Kobelt & Mollendorff,1897) Subgenus Glossostylus(Kobelt & Mollendorff,1897) Subgenus Annularia(Schumacher,1817) Subgenus Cyclophorus s. s. Subgenus Cyclohelix(Morch,1852) Subgenus Cricophorus(Kobelt & Mollendorff,1897) Subgenus Papuocyclus(Ancey,1895) Aulopoma(Troschel,1847) Ostodes(Gould,1862) Subgenus Maizania(Bourguignat,1889) Pterocycleae Spirostoma(Heude,1885) Pterocyclus(Benson,1832) Pearsonia(Kobelt,1902) Subgenus Pearsonia s. s. Subgenus Pseudospiraculum(Kobelt,1902) Rhiostoma(Benson,1860) Cycloteae Platyrhaphe(Mollendorff,1890) Cyclotus(Swainson,1840) Subgenus Pseudocyclophorus(Mollendorff,1890) Subgenus Cyclotus s. s Subgenus Procyclotus(Fischer,1891) Subgenus Siphonocyclus(Mollendorf,1900) Subgenus Aulacopoma(Mollendorf,1897) Subgenus Nakadaella(Ancey,1904) Subgenus Opisthoporus(Pfeiffer,1851) Cyathopomateae Cyathopoma(Blanford,1861) Subgenus Cyathopoma s. s. Subgenus Jerdonia(Blanford,1861) ?Subgenus Pseudojerdonia(Kobelt,1902) Mychopoma(Blanford,1869) Subfamily Poteriinae Poterieae Poteria(Gray,1850) Subgenus Neocyclotus(Fischer & Crosse,1886) Subgenus Poteria s. s. Amphicycloteae Amphicyclotus(Crosse & Fischer,1879) Buckleyia(Higgins,1872) Cyrtotoma(Morch,1852) Crocidopoma(Shuttleworth,1857) Megalomastomateae Megalomastoma(Swainson,1840) Subgenus Neopupina(Kobelt,1902) Subgenus Farcimen(Troschel,1847) Subgenus Megalomastoma s. s. Tomocyclus(Crosse & Fischer,1872) Subfamily Hainesiinae Hainesia(Pfeiffer,1856) ?Acroptychia(Crosse & Fischer,1877) Subfamily Pupinae Realieae Realia(Gray,1849) Pupinelleae Pseudopomatias(Mollendorf,1885) Nodopomatias(Gude,1921) Rhaphaulus(Pfeiffer,1856) Streptaulus(Benson,1857 Schistoloma(Kobelt,1902) Tortulosa(Gray,1847) Subgenus Eucataulus(Kobelt,1902) Subgenus Tortulosa s. s. Pupinella(Gray,1850) Subgenus Pupinela s. s. Subgenus Pupinopsis(Adams,1866) Bellardiella(Tapparone Canefri,1883) Hedleya(Cox,1892) Pollicarieae Pollicaria(Gould,1856) Pupineae Pupina(Vignard,1829) Subgenus Pupina s. s. Subgenus Tylotoechus(Kobelt & Mollendorff,1897) Subgenus Siphonostyla(Kobelt,1897) Hargravesia(Adams,1870) Moulinsia(Grateloup,1841) Porocallia(Mollendorf,1893) Callianella(Newton,1891) Subfamily Alycaeinae Dioryx(Benson,1859) Chamalycaeus(Kobelt & Mollendorff,1897) Subgenus Cycloryx(Godwin-Austen,1914) Alycaeus(Gray,1850) Subfamily Diplommatininae Helicomorpha(Mollendorff,1890) Nicida(Blanford,1868) Arinia(Adams,1856) Subgenus Arinia s. s. Subgenus Leucarinia(Mollendorf,1893) Palaina(Semper,1865) Subgenus Palaina s. s. Subgenus Cylindropalaina(Mollendorff,1897) Opisthostoma(Blanford,1860) Subgenus Opisthostoma s. s. Subgenus Plectostoma(Adams,1865) Subgenus Geothauma(Crosse,1892) Diancta(Martens,1867) Subgenus Diancta s. s. Subgenus Paradiancta(Mollendorff,1895) Anostomella(Martens,1867) Hungerfordia(Beddome,1889) Diplommatina(Benson,1849) Subgenus Diplommatina s. s. Subgenus Metadiancta(Mollendorf,1898) Subgenus Sinica(Mollendorff,1885) Subgenus Moussonia(Semper,1865) Subgenus Diploptychia(Mollendorff,1895) Pseudopalaina(Mollendorff,1898) Adelopoma(Doring,1884) Gastroptychia(Kobelt & Mollendorff,1900) Clostophis(Benson,1860) Subfamily Craspedopomatinae Craspedopoma(Pfeiffer,1847) Subfamily Cochlostomatinae Cochlostoma(Jan,1830)
Family Viviparidae Subfamily Viviparinae Viviparus(Montfort,1810) Subgenus Viviparus s. s. Subgenus Taia(Annandale,1918) Subgenus Lecythoconcha(Annandale,1920) Subgenus Dactochlamys(Rao,1925) Subgenus Eyriesia(Fischer,1885) Subgenus Heterogen(Annandale,1921) Subgenus Bellamya(Jousseaume,1886) Neothauma(Smith,1880) Margarya(Nevill,1877) Tulotoma(Haldeman,1840) Rivularia(Heude,1890) Subfamily Campelominae Campeloma(Rafinesque,1819) Lioplax(Troschel,1856) Family Ampullariidae Saulea(Gray,1867) Afropomus(Pilsbry & Bequaert,1927) Asolene(Orbigny,1837) Ampullarius(Montfort,1810) Lanistes(Montfort,1810) Pila(Roding,1798) Subgenus Turbinicola(Annandale & Prashad,1921) Subgenus Pila s.s.
Family Lavigeriidae Lavigeria(Bourguignat,1888) Subgenus Edgaria(Bourguignat,1888) Subgenus Lavigeria s. s.
Superfamily Valvatacea Family Valvatidae Valvata(Muller,1774) Subgenus Valvata s. s. Subgenus Borysthenia(Lindholm,1913)