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 Volutidae Rafinesque, 1815 - volutes
Subfamily Lyriinae Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954 [monotypic]
see Tribe Lyriini Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954
Genus Lyria Gray, 1847
Subgenus Pseudolyria Martin, 1931