1957  Muensteroceratinae Librovitch: 263.
     1957  Muensteroceratidae.- Ruzhentsev: 57 [nom. transl.].
     1960  Muensteroceratidae.- Ruzhentsev: 201.
     1962  Muensteroceratidae.- Osnovy: 365.
     1999  Muensteroceratidae.-Korn, Klug & Mapes: 346.
pars 2000  Furnishoceratidae Work & Nassichuk in Work, Nassichuk & Richards: 46.

A:   Conch form discoidal to thick discoidal, involute, mostly with narrow to closed umbilicus.
B:   No prominent sculpture, in general linear to biconvex simple,  rarely crenistriate growth lines, sometimes
combined with faint spiral ornamentation.
G:   Ventral lobe commonly with parallel or subparallel sides, rarely orad diverging; median lobe and saddle low.
First lateral saddle usually rounded, sometimes subacute.

[Kozhimitidae has been erected for forms with conch form and sculpture similar to Girtyoceratidae, but with
muensteroceratid sutures. - Furnishoceratidae is based on the character of the first lateral lobe, which is
extremely deep and fang-like].