Análises filogenéticas indicam que este clado seja um dos quatro grupos naturais dentro do Gastropoda (Vetigastropoda, Caenogastropoda, Patellogastropoda e Heterobranchia). A pesquisa sobre a disposição do genoma mitocondrial mostrou que a Vetigastropoda (e Caenogastropoda) retêm majoritariamente a disposição genética ancestral.[6]
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