1900 Paratornoceras Hyatt: 551.
pt. 1918 Dimeroceras.-Wedekind: 150.
1957 Polonites.-Bogoslovsky: 46.
pt. 1959 Dimeroceras.-Petter: 236.
pt. 1960 Dimeroceras.-Kullmann: 54.
1960 Polonites.-Ruzhencev: 196.
1971 Paratornoceras.-Bogoslovsky: 174,
---- Paratornoceras (Paratornoceras).-Bogoslovsky: 176.
---- Paratornoceras (Polonites).-Bogoslovsky: 179.
1975 Paratornoceras.-Petersen: 33.
1993 Paratornoceras.-Becker: 301.
2002 Paratornoceras.-Korn & Klug: 201.

Type species: Goniatites lentiformis Sandberger, 1857, p.141 [OD].

A: Conch subglobular and evolute on young stages, adult discoidal and with closed umbilicus, oxycone.
B: Growth lines convex.
G: Ventro-lateral saddle asymmetric, adventitious lobe acute, the lateral saddle asymmetric. Dorsal lobe trifid.