Akanthophoreus Sieg, 1986 (taxonomy source)
Paraleptognathia Kudinova-Pasternak, 1981 (taxonomy source)
Paraleptognathia alba (Hansen, 1913) accepted as Parakanthophoreus albus (Hansen, 1913) (new combination reference)
Paraleptognathia antarctica (Vanhöffen, 1914) accepted as Akanthophoreus antarcticus (Vanhöffen, 1914) accepted as Parakanthophoreus antarcticus (Vanhöffen, 1914) (new combination reference)
Paraleptognathia antarctica Sieg, 1986 accepted as Paraleptognathia antarctica (Vanhöffen, 1914) accepted as Akanthophoreus antarcticus (Vanhöffen, 1914) accepted as Parakanthophoreus antarcticus (Vanhöffen, 1914) (source of synonymy)
Paraleptognathia australis (Beddard, 1886) accepted as Akanthophoreus australis (Beddard, 1886) accepted as Parakanthophoreus antarcticus (Vanhöffen, 1914) (new combination reference)
Paraleptognathia benguela Guerrero-Kommritz, 2004 accepted as Parakanthophoreus benguela (Guerrero-Kommritz, 2004) (original description)
Paraleptognathia brachiata (Hansen, 1913) accepted as Parakanthophoreus brachiatus (Hansen, 1913) (new combination reference)
Paraleptognathia fastuosa Guerrero-Kommritz, 2004 accepted as Parakanthophoreus fastuosus (Guerrero-Kommritz, 2004) (original description)
Paraleptognathia gracilis (Krøyer, 1842) accepted as Akanthophoreus gracilis (Krøyer, 1842) (new combination reference)
Paraleptognathia inermis (Hansen, 1913) accepted as Akanthophoreus inermis (Hansen, 1913) accepted as Parakanthophoreus inermis (Hansen, 1913) (new combination reference)
Paraleptognathia longiremis (Lilljeborg, 1864) accepted as Akanthophoreus longiremis (Lilljeborg, 1864) accepted as Parakanthophoreus longiremis (Lilljeborg, 1864) (new combination reference)
Paraleptognathia multiserrata (Hansen, 1913) accepted as Akanthophoreus multiserratus (Hansen, 1913) accepted as Parakanthophoreus multiserratus (Hansen, 1913) (new combination reference)
Paraleptognathia multiserratoides Guerrero-Kommritz, 2004 accepted as Parakanthophoreus multiserratoides (Guerrero-Kommritz, 2004) (original description)
Paraleptognathia tenuichela Guerrero-Kommritz, 2004 accepted as Parakanthophoreus tenuichelus (Guerrero-Kommritz, 2004) (original description)
Paraleptognathia weddellensis (Sieg, 1986) accepted as Akanthophoreus weddellensis Sieg, 1986 accepted as Parakanthophoreus weddellensis (Sieg, 1986) (new combination reference)
Paratanaoidea incertae sedis (taxonomy source)

 Taxonomic remark

 for Akanthophoreus australis (Beddard, 1886)

transferred by Guerrero-Kommritz (2004) to Paraleptognathia but transferred back to Akanthophoreus by Bird, 2007 [details]

 Taxonomic remark

 for Akanthophoreus inermis (Hansen, 1913)

transferred by Guerrero-Kommritz (2004) to Paraleptognathia but transferred back to Akanthophoreus by Bird, 2007 [details]

 Taxonomic remark

 for Akanthophoreus longiremis (Lilljeborg, 1864)

transferred by Guerrero-Kommritz (2004) to Paraleptognathia but transferred back to Akanthophoreus by Bird, 2007 [details]

 Taxonomic remark

 for Akanthophoreus multiserratus (Hansen, 1913)

transferred by Guerrero-Kommritz (2004) to Paraleptognathia but transferred back to Akanthophoreus by Bird, 2007 [details]

 Taxonomic remark

 for Akanthophoreus weddellensis Sieg, 1986

transferred by Guerrero-Kommritz (2004) to Paraleptognathia but transferred back to Akanthophoreus by Bird, 2007 [details]