1984  Cheiloceras (Compactoceras) Becker, p.84 [nom.nud.].
     2002  Cheiloceras [Compactoceras) Becker: 178.

Type species: Goniatites verneuili Münster, 1839, p17 [OD].

A:   Early whorls involute and subglobular, later conch form compressed.
B:   Growth lines convex, prominent on venter, do not reach the umbilicus.
G:   Simple dorsal lobe.