Acanthodrilidae

Acanthodrilidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Annelida
Class:	Clitellata
Order:	Haplotaxida
Suborder:	Lumbricina
Family:	Acanthodrilidae
Genera
Acanthodrilus Aleodrilus Balanteodrilus Chilota Conicodrilus Decachaetus Deinodrilus Deltania Dinodriloides Diplocardia Diplotrema including Eodrilus Eudinodriloides Geodrilus Hegesipyle Hoplochaetina Lavellodrilus Leptodrilus Leucodrilus Maoridrilus Microdrilus Microscolex Naillenia Neochaeta Neodrilus Notiodrilus Omahania Omodeona Parachilota Perieodrilus Photodrilus Plagiochaeta Sylvodrilus Udeina Wegeneriella Yagansia Zapotecia

The Acanthodrilidae are an ancient and widely distributed family of earthworms which has native representatives in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, South America, and North America. No native species are known from India (cf. Octochaetidae) nor Asia. The family possibly shows a pre-Pangaean distribution.

Membership requires an 'acanthodriline' arrangement of male pores and holoic nephridia.