The genus Pardalina was created by Jousseaume (1888), with the type species Columbella pardalina Lamarck, 1822, a synonym of Columbella testudinaria Link, 1807. Pardalina is unavailable under ICZN Article 52, due to its prior use by J.E. Gray (1867) for a genus of wild cat (now known as Oncifelis Severtzow, 1858). Though the felid genus Pardalina has long been placed in synonymy, the use of the name for this particular group of columbellids has not had a long enough history according to the provisions of ICZN Article 23.9.1 to allow its conservation under Article 23.9.2.1 propose the name Pardalinops to replace it with the type species Columbella testudinara Link, 1807.