 This family has no subfamilies according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005.Subsequently, Provaniidae was placed in the superfamily Abyssochrysoidea Tomlin, 1927.There are some affinities with the Littorinoidea as shown by molecular data  and sperm ultrastructure 

Multi-gene analysis has shown that the family Provannidae is paraphyletic.