Acanthacarnus radovani Boury-Esnault, 1973 accepted as Acarnus radovani (Boury-Esnault, 1973) (basis of record)
Acanthacarnus souriei Lévi, 1952 accepted as Acarnus souriei (Lévi, 1952) (basis of record)
Acarnus Gray, 1867 (basis of record)
Acarnus bergquistae van Soest, Hooper & Hiemstra, 1991 (original description)
Acarnus bicladotylotus Hoshino, 1981 (basis of record)
Acarnus carteri Ridley, 1884 accepted as Acarnus innominatus Gray, 1867 (basis of record)
Acarnus claudei van Soest, Hooper & Hiemstra, 1991 (original description)
Acarnus deweerdtae van Soest, Hooper & Hiemstra, 1991 (original description)
Acarnus erithacus de Laubenfels, 1927 (basis of record)
Acarnus hoshinoi van Soest, Hooper & Hiemstra, 1991 (original description)
Acarnus innominatus Gray, 1867 (basis of record)
Acarnus levii (Vacelet, 1960) (basis of record)
Acarnus nicoleae van Soest, Hooper & Hiemstra, 1991 (original description)
Acarnus peruanus van Soest, Hooper & Hiemstra, 1991 (original description)
Acarnus polytylus Pulitzer-Finali, 1983 accepted as Acarnus tortilis Topsent, 1892 (basis of record)
Acarnus primigenius Hiemstra & Hooper, 1991 (basis of record)
Acarnus radovani (Boury-Esnault, 1973) (basis of record)
Acarnus souriei (Lévi, 1952) (basis of record)
Acarnus tener Tanita, 1963 (basis of record)
Acarnus tenerus Tanita, 1963 accepted as Acarnus tener Tanita, 1963 (basis of record)
Acarnus ternatus Ridley, 1884 (basis of record)
Acarnus thielei Lévi, 1958 (basis of record)
Acarnus tortilis Topsent, 1892 (basis of record)
Acarnus toxeata Boury-Esnault, 1973 (basis of record)
Acarnus wolffgangi Keller, 1889 (basis of record)

Agulhas Bank for Acarnus claudei van Soest, Hooper & Hiemstra, 1991 
Arafura Sea for Acarnus wolffgangi Keller, 1889 
Banda Sea for Acarnus bergquistae van Soest, Hooper & Hiemstra, 1991 
Banda Sea for Acarnus bicladotylotus Hoshino, 1981 
Banda Sea for Acarnus wolffgangi Keller, 1889 
Bonaparte Coast for Acarnus hoshinoi van Soest, Hooper & Hiemstra, 1991 
Cape Verde for Acarnus souriei (Lévi, 1952) 
Cape Verdean Exclusive Economic Zone for Acarnus tortilis Topsent, 1892 
Central Peru for Acarnus peruanus van Soest, Hooper & Hiemstra, 1991 
Eastern Caribbean for Acarnus deweerdtae van Soest, Hooper & Hiemstra, 1991 
Lesser Sunda for Acarnus primigenius Hiemstra & Hooper, 1991 
Lesser Sunda for Acarnus wolffgangi Keller, 1889 
Maldives for Acarnus bicladotylotus Hoshino, 1981 
Seychelles for Cornulella amirantensis van Soest, Zea & Kielman, 1994 
South European Atlantic Shelf for Acarnus tortilis Topsent, 1892 
Southern Caribbean for Acarnus deweerdtae van Soest, Hooper & Hiemstra, 1991 
Southern Caribbean for Acarnus nicoleae van Soest, Hooper & Hiemstra, 1991 
Southern Caribbean for Acarnus nicoleae van Soest, Hooper & Hiemstra, 1991 
Southwestern Caribbean for Acarnus deweerdtae van Soest, Hooper & Hiemstra, 1991 
Southwestern Caribbean for Acarnus nicoleae van Soest, Hooper & Hiemstra, 1991 
Sulawesi Sea/Makassar Strait for Acarnus bicladotylotus Hoshino, 1981 
Torres Strait Northern Great Barrier Reef for Acarnus bergquistae van Soest, Hooper & Hiemstra, 1991 
Tuamotus for Acarnus tener Tanita, 1963 
Western and Northern Madagascar for Acarnus bergquistae van Soest, Hooper & Hiemstra, 1991 
Western and Northern Madagascar for Acarnus wolffgangi Keller, 1889 
Western India for Acarnus bergquistae van Soest, Hooper & Hiemstra, 1991 

Holotype USNM 23264, geounit Central Peru, identified as Acarnus peruanus van Soest, Hooper & Hiemstra, 1991
Holotype MNHN DCL 524, geounit Agulhas Bank, identified as Acarnus claudei van Soest, Hooper & Hiemstra, 1991
Holotype QM GL706, geounit Torres Strait Northern Great Barrier Reef, identified as Acarnus bergquistae van Soest, Hooper & Hiemstra, 1991
Holotype ZMA Por. 08761, geounit Southern Caribbean, identified as Acarnus deweerdtae van Soest, Hooper & Hiemstra, 1991
Holotype ZMA Por. 08768, geounit Southwestern Caribbean, identified as Acarnus nicoleae van Soest, Hooper & Hiemstra, 1991
Holotype NTM Z2234, geounit Bonaparte Coast, identified as Acarnus hoshinoi van Soest, Hooper & Hiemstra, 1991

 Classification

 for Acarnus (Acarnus) Gray, 1867

The subgenus was erected by Van Soest (1984: 60) to distinguish it from Acanthacarnus Lévi, 1952, erected as a ... [details]