Family Clavatulidae Gray 1853 (snail)
Alternative spelling: Clavatulinae
Parent taxon: Conoidea according to P. Bouchet et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Conidae, Drilliidae, Pseudomelatomidae, Strictispiridae, Terebridae, Turridae
Subtaxa: Clionella, Glibertturricula, Turricula
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore