†family Acanthonematidae Wenz 1938 (snail)
Gastropoda - Cerithioidea - Acanthonematidae
Alternative spelling: Acanthonematinae
Full reference: W. Wenz. 1938. Handbuch der Paläozoologie; Gastropoda. Handbuch der Paläozoologie 1-240
Parent taxon: Cerithioidea according to A. Nützel 1998
See also Bouchet et al. 2005
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Bicuerda Callispira Hermosanema
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution:
• Permian of Japan (1 collection), the Russian Federation (2), United States (6: New Mexico, Texas)
• Carboniferous of the Russian Federation (4), United States (4: Missouri, New Mexico, Texas)
Total: 17 collections including 22 occurrences