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Acanthocephalus

Taxonomy
Acanthocephalus was named by Qiu (1983) [Nec Koelreuter, 1771. Sepkoski's age data: Cm m Sepkoski's reference number: ZR83]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Trilobita by Sepkoski (2002).

Sister genera
Abakanopleura, Acantholenus, Acrohybus, Adelogonus, Aglagalia, Agraulaeva, Aguaraya, Aidarella, Alomataspis, Altajaharpes, Altiplanelaspis, Amechilus, Amginouyia, Ampellatocephalina, Anacopodia, Antagmopleura, Antatlaeva, Atratebia, Avalonia, Avascutellum, Barklyella, Bathynotellus, Beikedamaspis, Bergerolimbus, Bicornipyge, Blayacina, Bondarevites, Brevitermierella, Bridgeia, Cambrunicornia, Carmon, Catadoxides, Cermatops, Chakasskia, Chinensis, Chondroparia, Conoides, Cornovica, Costonia, Crossoura, Crucicephalus, Curiaspis, Cuyanaspis, Cyclolenzellina, Deltacare, Edganocare, Ellipsuella, Ellsaspis, Endoaspis, Entomostracites, Entsyna, Eosaukia, Esseigania, Eulomella, Fabulaspis, Folliceps, Fritzaspis, Galahetes, Gelasene, Gentilapsis, Gigmpeltis, Gigoutella, Giordanella, Gogoella, Goycoia, Hamashania, Hercantyx, Hicksia, Howelluella, Ishpella, Issafenia, Issafeniella, Iveria, Iwayaspis, Jonotus, Jubileia, Judaiella, Juriietella, Kamlacus, Kanfuqingia, Kazellina, Keeleaspis, Kerbinella, Knechtelia, Kolpura, Koraipsis, Kujandina, Latoucheia, Leptopilus, Levisia, Liriamnica, Lomsucaspis, Lotosoides, Loxonepea, Loxopeltis, Lusampa, Mannschreckia, Mareda, Mataninella, Mecophrys, Megalaspidicus, Meisterella, Meneghinella, Microdiscus, Moretarva, Nehanniaspis, Neomalungia, Ninaspis, Norina, Orictocara, Orienturus, Orodes, Otekmaspis, Otenaspella, Ourikaia, Oxygonaspis, Paichiashania, Palaeolentus, Palmeraspis, Paraplagiura, Paraplesiograulos, Pararania, Peculicephalina, Perissopyge, Piliolites, Planolimbus, Poculicephalina, Priceaspis, Pseudoacicaudus, Pseudoclelandia, Pseudocrecephalaspina, Pseudoliostracina, Pseudosalteria, Pseudotermierella, Ptyttstrigis, Pyraustocranium, Qijiangia, Redlichaspis, Resseria, Resseropsis, Rochaeva, Rowia, Sailycaspis, Schistocephalus, Sectigena, Sekwiaspis, Selenocoryphe, Serksia, Serksioides, Sibiriopeltis, Smeathenia, Sphaerocare, Spizharaspis, Stittaspis, Tadakoustia, Taidonorus, Taplimella, Tazemmourtia, Thymurus, Tongxingaspis, Toxotis, Trapezocephalina, Trinia, Tuyunaspis, Ullaspis, Ulrickaspis, Validaspis, Variopelta, Volonellus, Whittardolithus, Winsteria, Zigzuella

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Acanthocephalus Qiu
2002Acanthocephalus Sepkoski, Jr.

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