1924  Reticuloceras Bisat: 114.
     1966  Reticuloceras Quinn: 13.
     1978  Reticuloceras.-Ruzhentsev & Bogoslovskaia: 275.
     1980  Reticuloceras.-Manger & Saunders: 16.
     1993  Reticuloceras s.str. - Ramsbottom & Saunders: 995,
      -----    Reticuloceras (Swintoceras) Ramsbottom & Saunders: 995.
     2008  Reticuloceras.-Nikolaeva: 58.

Type species of nominat genus: Goniatites reticulatus Phillips, 1836, p.235 [OD].

[For discussion see SAUNDERS & RAMSBOTTOM, 1993, p.995]. Two subgenera: Reticuloceras (Reticuloceras)
BISAT, 1924 and Reticuloceras (Swintoceras) SAUNDERS & RAMSBOTTOM, 1993.

Reticuloceras Bisat,1924: Type species: Goniatites reticulatus Phillips, 1836, p.235 [OD].
A:   Conch form involute, with narrow, in some forms very narrow umbilicus (relation of width of umbilicus/diameter
       0.25 - 0.15, average 0.18).
B:   Sculpture consisting of transverse growth striae, sometimes crenulate, with ventrolateral salient and ventral sinus,
      crossed by fine spiral lirae thus producing reticulate ornamentation.
C:   Small ribs near the umbilicus and faint umbilical nodes common at early whorls.
D:   Constrictions may be present, but no ventrolateral furrows.
G:   Ventral lobe rather wide, with almost parallel sides; median saddle reaching half the height of entire ventral lobe.
       Adventitious lobe as wide and deep as ventral lobe.

Reticuloceras (Reticuloceras):
B:   Sculpture consisting of reticulate ornamentation, at least on early stages.
C:   Small riblets near the umbilicus; faint umbilical nodes common at earlier whorls.

Reticuloceras (Swintoceras):
B:   Reticulate ornamentation weakly developed. Noncrenulate to crenulate transverse striae linked by faint spiral lirae.
C-D: Umbilical nodes and constrictions may be present.
G:   Ventral lobe with narrow prongs which tend to be swollen.

Phillipsoceras Ruzhentsev & Bogoslovskaia,1978. (Type species: Goniatites (Beyrichoceras) circumplicatile Foord, 1903)
A:   Conch form with wide, in some forms moderately wide umbilicus (relation of width of umbilicus to diameter about
       0.5 - 0.3, average 0.39). Some species with tendency to form oxycone venter.
C:   Small rather strong ribs near the umbilicus; umbilical nodes at early whorls.
G:   Adventitious lobe wider than ventral lobe.