| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthaspidia acanthonotus (Beddard, 1886) | Antarctic Indian Ocean | ||
| Acanthaspidia bifurcata Menzies, 1962 | Southeast Atlantic | ||
| Acanthaspidia bifurcatoides Vasina & Kussakin, 1982 | Scotia Sea | ||
| Acanthaspidia curtispinosa Vasina & Kussakin, 1982 | Scotia Sea | ||
| Acanthaspidia decorata (Hansen, 1895) | North Atlantic | ||
| Acanthaspidia drygalskii Vanhoffen, 1914 | Antarctic | ||
| Acanthaspidia hanseni Birstein, 1963 | N | ||
| Acanthaspidia iolanthoidea Vasina & Kussakin, 1982 | Scotia Sea | ||
| Acanthaspidia mucronata (Menzies & Schultz, 1968) | nr Falkland Is | ||
| Acanthaspidia namibia Brandt, 2001 | Eastern Atlantic | ||
| Acanthaspidia natalensis (Kensley, 1977) | South Africa | ||
| Acanthaspidia neonotus (Menzies & George, 1972) | Peru-Chile Trench | ||
| Acanthaspidia pleuronotus (Menzies & Schultz, 1967) | Weddell Sea | ||
| Acanthaspidia porrecta Menzies & Schultz, 1967 | Drake Passage | ||
| Acanthaspidia rostrata (Menzies & Schultz, 1967) | Drake Passage | ||
| Acanthaspidia sulcatacornia Menzies & Schultz, 1967 | W | ||
| Acanthaspidia typhlops (Sars, 1879) | Norwegian Sea |