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 Muricinae Rafinesque, 1815
                 Genus Dermomurex Monterosato, 1890
                   1 Subgenus Dermomurex Monterosato, 1890
                   2 Subgenus Gracilimurex Thiele, 1929
                   3 Subgenus Takia Kuroda, 1953
                   4 Subgenus Trialatella Berry, 1964
                   5 Subgenus Viator Vokes, 1974