 Gave rise through "Neocardioceras" to the Mammitinae.The following genera are included in the Acanthoceratinae according to various sources as indicated.Fossils of species within the Acanthoceratinae have been found in Upper Cretaceous sediments in Angola, Antarctica, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Japan, Jordan, Madagascar, Mexico, Nigeria, Oman, Peru, Russia, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States and Venezuela.