Family Vanikoridae Gray 1840 (snail)
Parent taxon: Vanikoroidea according to P. Bouchet et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Gigantocapulidae, Haloceratidae, Hipponicacea, Hipponicidae, Omalaxidae
Subtaxa: Macromphalus, Megalomphalus, Vanikoro, Vanikoropsis
Ecology: epifaunal grazer