Anchomasa Leach, 1852

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Subgenus Anchomasa Leach, 1852

Type species: Anchomasa pennantiana Leach, 1852 (= Pholas parva Pennant, 1777 ), by monotypy.

Distribution: Widely distributed, south and west coast of Africa, Japan and Indian seas, South Australia and New Zealand, Europe, west and east coast of America.

Remarks: Currently the subgenus Anchomasa includes eleven valid species ( Huber, 2010). They are: Barnea (Anchomasa) alfredensis ( Bartsch, 1915) , B. (A.) davidi ( Deshayes, 1874 [1873]), B. (A.) fragilis (G. B. Sowerby II, 1849) , B. (A.) ghanaensis Huber, 2018 (in Cosel and Gofas, 2018), B. (A.) lamellosa (d'Orbigy, 1841 in 1834–1847), B. (A.) manilensis ( Philippi, 1847 [ 1847 -1848]), B. (A.) obturamentum (C. Hedley 1893) , B. (A.) parva (T. Pennant 1777) , B. (A.) similis (Gray in Yate 1835), B. (A.) subtruncata (G. B. Sowerby I 1834) , B. (A.) truncata (T. Say 1822) . Future genetic works will clarify the sub-generic status of the mentioned species.