Phylum Mollusca Linnaeus, 1758 - molluscs
   Class Gastropoda Cuvier, 1795 - snails and slugs
     Subclass Prosobranchia Milne-Edwards, 1848 - prosobranchs see Class Gastropoda Cuvier, 1795
       Order Neogastropoda Wenz, 1938 see Suborder Neogastropoda Wenz, 1938
         Suborder Stenoglossa Bouvier, 1887
           Superfamily Muricoidea Rafinesque, 1815
             Family Muricidae Rafinesque, 1815 - drills
               Subfamily Typhinae Cossmann, 1903, nom. illeg.
                 Genus Typhis Montfort, 1810
                   1 Subgenus Typhis Montfort, 1810
                   2 Subgenus Haustellotyphis Jousseaume, 1880
                   3 Subgenus Hirtotyphis Jousseaume, 1880
                   4 Subgenus Rugotyphis Vella, 1961
                   5 Subgenus Talityphis Jousseaume, 1882
                   6 Subgenus Typhina Jousseaume, 1880
                   7 Subgenus Typhisopsis Jousseaume, 1880