1884  Celaeceras Hyatt: 312.
     1913  Celaeceras.-Frech: 20.
     1961  Augurites Bogoslovskii: 67.
     1962  Augurites.-Osnovy: 425.
     1964  Augurites.-Erben: 203.
     1964  Celaeceras.-House: 264.
     1969  Augurites.-Bogoslovskii: 150,
      ----    Celaeceras.-Bogoslovskii: 151.
     1983  Celaeceras.-Chlupac & Turek: 72.
     1996  Celaeceras.-Montesinos & GarcĂ­a-Alcalde: 149, 151.
     2001  Celaeceras.-Klug: 511.
     2002  Korn & Klug: 78.

Type species: Goniatites praematurus Barrande, 1887, p.110 [M].

[Chlupac & Turek, 1983, p.72:  Shell lenticular, involute, rapidly expanding. Lateral sides flattened, venter strongly narrowed to sharp. Umbilicus narrow. Growth lines biconvex. Mature suture with rounded dorsal lobe, broadly rounded lateral lobe, and complicated course in ventrolateral region: long lateral saddle, acute ventrolateral lobe, parabolic ventrolateral saddle, and proper ventral lobe with small accessory lobe.]