Family Epitoniidae Berry 1910 (wentletrap)
Synonym: Scalidae Adams and A. 1853
Parent taxon: Epitonioidea according to P. Bouchet et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Janthinidae, Nystiellidae
Subtaxa: Aciculiscala, Acirsa, Acirsinae, Alora, Amaea, Cirsotrema, Dannevigena, Eglisia, Epitomium, Epitoniinae, Epitonium, Filiscala, Mazescala, Murdochella, Narvaliscala, Nystiellinae, Opalia, Opaliinae, Papuliscala, Problitora, Scala, Scalaria, Scalina, Sthenorytis, Turriscala, Variciscala
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore