Acanthoclema Hall, 1886

Type species: Trematopora alternata Hall, 1883

Placed in the Nikiforovellidae by Blake, 1983

This genus includes the species:

Acanthoclema alternatum (Hall, 1883) L. Devonian (Ems.) USA (New York)
Acanthoclema asperum (Hall, 1852) Silurian (Wen., Llan.) USA, Canada
Acanthoclema bispinulatum (Hall, 1881) M. Devonian (Giv.) USA
Acanthoclema carbonarium Coryell in Morgan, 1924 U. Carboniferous (Mos.) USA
Acanthoclema confluens (Ulrich, 1888) L. Carboniferous (Tour. - Vis.) USA
Acanthoclema distilus Bigey, 1988 M. Devonian France
Acanthoclema divergens Hall & Simpson, 1887 M. Devonian (Eif.) USA
Acanthoclema junggarensis Xia, 1997   China
Acanthoclema lineatum McNair, 1937 Devonian USA
Acanthoclema ohioense McNair, 1937 M. Devonian (Givet.) USA
Acanthoclema ovatum Hall & Simpson, 1887 M. Devonian (Eif.) USA
Acanthoclema sulcatum Hall & Simpson, 1887 M. Devonian (Givet.) USA
Acanthoclema triseriale (Hall, 1883) L. Devonian (Ems.) USA

This information is based upon various sources, but no personal knowledge. I am indebted to the late Alan Horowitz for his compilation, and to Dr. J. Pachut.
I would be grateful for corrections to, or critical reviews of this information. This is not a 'final' version (an impossible ideal), but a working document.


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