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
                   Subgenus Typhisopsis Jousseaume, 1880