It was assigned to Protoceratidae by Barbour (1905) and Carroll (1988); and to Kyptoceratini by Webb (1981), Prothero (1998), Webb et al.
The classification of this species was initially assigned to Protoceratidae by Barbour (1905) and Carroll (1988).  Later, Webb (1981), Prothero (1998), and Webb et al. proposed it be classified as Kyptoceratini.