Serpagli & Gnoli (1977) studied representatives of the genus Arionoceras Barskov 1966 and concluded that this generic designation was valid. While originally placed in the Michelinoceratidae, Serpagli & Gnoli (1977) attributed Arionoceras to the Geisonoceratidae Zhuravleva (1959) on the basis of the (addmittedly irregular) occurrence of a lining-like endosiphuncular deposit. Furthermore, these authors considered Orthoceras arion Barrande (type-species of the genus Arionoceras) a junior synonym of Meneghini's 1857 species O. affine. This revision would imply a change in the latter as the type species of Arionoceras. Serpagli & Gnoli’s (1977) taxonomic emendation was based on comparative analyses of the inner and outer features of the original types of both authors (the Meneghini specimen stored at the University of Pisa collection and the Barrande's type stored at the National Museum in Prague).
In 1984 Dzik erected the family Arionoceratidae, including Barskov's genus Arionoceras with the following diagnosis: Relatively short shell, straight to slightly curved (most commonly endogastrically) with circular cross section, and narrow, cylindrical, central siphuncle. When Dzik (1984) proposed the family Arionoceratidae it embraced the genera Arionoceras Barskov 1966, Psilorthoceras Ristedt 1968 and Caliceras Kolebaba 1975 considered as synonyms, Vericeras Kolebaba 1977 and Parakionoceras Foerste 1928. Later Engeser (http://www.imgp.gwdg.de/tengese/nautiloidea/nautiloideafamilies/arionoceratdzik1984.htm); last change: 13 July 1997) attributed the genera Akrosphaerorthoceras Ristedt 1968, and Temperoceras Barskov 1960 to Dzik's family, but considered Caliceras and Psilorthoceras as valid genera. Given these recent revisions, the taxonomic identification of Dzik's family Arionoceratidae seems to be in need of revision; especially concerning which taxa do and do not belong to it.