diff --git a/src/ga4gh/core/__init__.py b/src/ga4gh/core/__init__.py
index 3941f2e..196c20e 100644
--- a/src/ga4gh/core/__init__.py
+++ b/src/ga4gh/core/__init__.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 from .pydantic import (
     is_pydantic_instance, is_curie_type, pydantic_copy
 )
+from .domain_models import CommonDomainType
 from . import entity_models, domain_models
 
 __all__ = [
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
     "is_pydantic_instance",
     "is_curie_type",
     "pydantic_copy",
+    "CommonDomainType",
     "entity_models",
     "domain_models"
 ]
diff --git a/src/ga4gh/vrs/__init__.py b/src/ga4gh/vrs/__init__.py
index adbec05..997c9a5 100644
--- a/src/ga4gh/vrs/__init__.py
+++ b/src/ga4gh/vrs/__init__.py
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@
 
 from .normalize import normalize
 from .enderef import vrs_deref, vrs_enref
+from .models import VrsType
 from . import models
 
 __all__ = [
     "normalize",
     "vrs_deref",
     "vrs_enref",
+    "VrsType",
     "models"
 ]
 
diff --git a/tests/validation/test_models.py b/tests/validation/test_models.py
index 50c1ec6..e86ebbe 100644
--- a/tests/validation/test_models.py
+++ b/tests/validation/test_models.py
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@
 
 import os
 
+from pydantic import ValidationError
 import pytest
 import yaml
 
-from ga4gh.core import ga4gh_serialize, ga4gh_digest, ga4gh_identify, PrevVrsVersion, entity_models
-from ga4gh.vrs import models
+from ga4gh.core import ga4gh_serialize, ga4gh_digest, ga4gh_identify, PrevVrsVersion, entity_models, CommonDomainType, domain_models
+from ga4gh.vrs import models, VrsType
 
 def ga4gh_1_3_identify(*args, **kwargs):
     kwargs['as_version'] = PrevVrsVersion.V1_3
@@ -96,3 +97,22 @@ def test_prev_vrs_version():
 
         with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Only `LiteralSequenceExpression` and `ReferenceLengthExpression` are supported for previous versions of VRS"):
             ga4gh_func(allele_le, as_version=PrevVrsVersion.V1_3)
+
+
+def test_valid_types():
+    """Ensure that type enums values correct. Values should correspond to class"""
+    for gks_models, gks_type in [(models, VrsType), (domain_models, CommonDomainType)]:
+        for attr, value in gks_type.__dict__.items():
+            if not attr.startswith("__"):
+                if hasattr(gks_models, value):
+                    gks_class = getattr(gks_models, value)
+                    try:
+                        assert gks_class(type=value)
+                    except ValidationError as e:
+                        found_type_mismatch = False
+                        for error in e.errors():
+                            if error["loc"] == ("type",):
+                                found_type_mismatch = True
+                        assert not found_type_mismatch, f"Found mismatch in type literal: {value} vs {error['ctx']['expected']}"
+                else:
+                    assert False, f"{str(gks_models)} class not found: {value}"