The Cantharidinae are a taxonomic subfamily of very small to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, common name top snails.
Originally it was ranked as tribe of the Trochinae, according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi from 2005, but was elevated to the rank of subfamily following Williams et al.
Agagus Jousseaume, 1894
Calliotrochus P. Fischer, 1879
Calthalotia Iredale, 1929
Cantharidella Pilsbry, 1889
Cantharidoscops Galkin, 1955
Cantharidus Montfort, 1810
Clelandella Winckworth, 1932
Gibbula Risso, 1826
Jujubinus Monterosato, 1884
Kanekotrochus Habe, 1958
Komaitrochus Kuroda & Iw. Taki, 1958
Nanula Thiele, 1924
Odontotrochus P. Fischer, 1880
Osilinus Philippi, 1847
Oxystele Philippi, 1847
Phasianotrochus P. Fischer, 1885
Phorcus Risso, 1826
Pictodiloma Habe, 1946
Priotrochus P. Fischer, 1879
Prothalotia Thiele, 1930
Pseudotalopia Habe, 1961
Thalotia Gray, 1847
Tosatrochus MacNeil, 1961
Trochinella Iredale, 1937
Genera brought into synonymy
Aphanotrochus Martens, 1880 : synonym of Priotrochus P. Fischer, 1879
Elenchus Swainson, 1840 : synonym of Cantharidus Montfort, 1810
Korenia Friele, 1877: synonym of Gibbula Risso, 1826
Limax Martyn, 1784: synonym of Cantharidus Montfort, 1810
Mawhero Marshall, 1998 : synonym of Cantharidus Montfort, 1810
Micrelenchus Finlay, 1926 : synonym of Cantharidus Montfort, 1810
Plumbelenchus Finlay, 1926 : synonym of Cantharidus Montfort, 1810
Scrobiculinus Monterosato, 1889 : synonym of Gibbula Risso, 1826
Steromphala Gray, 1847: synonym of Gibbula Risso, 1826
Strigosella Sacco, 1896 : synonym of Scrobiculinus Monterosato, 1889
Trochocochlea Mörch, 1852 : synonym of Osilinus Philippi, 1847
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