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 Rachiglossa (Gray, 1853) see Superfamily Muricacea de Costa, 1776
           Superfamily Muricacea de Costa, 1776 see Superfamily Muricoidea Rafinesque, 1815
             Family Muricidae Rafinesque, 1815 - drills
               Subfamily Muricinae Rafinesque, 1815
                 Genus Chicoreus Montfort, 1810
                   1 Subgenus Chicoreus (Chicomurex) Arakawa, 1964 see Genus Chicomurex Arakawa, 1964
                   2 Subgenus Chicoreus (Chicoreus) Montfort, 1810
                   3 Subgenus Chicoreus (Naquetia) Jousseaume, 1880 see Genus Naquetia Jousseaume, 1880