Bentharca

Bentharca; Temporal range: 23.03–Recent Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Gulf of Oman, 24° 58' N, 56° 54' E, 156 fathoms, on shell sand
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	Arcida
Family:	Arcidae
Genus:	Bentharca ; Verrill & Bush, 1898
Type species
	Bentharca asperula; Dall, 1881

Last updated February 07, 2025

Bentharca is a genus of ark clams.^[1] Fossil species placed in the genus have been identified from the lower Miocene (23.03 mya).^[2]

Species

It contains 2 extant species, and 2 extinct species.^[1]

Bentharca asperula (Dall, 1881)
Bentharca avellanaria (Melvill & Standen, 1907)
†Bentharca inexpectata(P. A. Maxwell, 1966)
†Bentharca waitakarensisEagle, 2000

References

1 2 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Bentharca Verrill & Bush, 1898". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
↑ "Fossilworks: Bentharca". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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[:0-1] 1 2 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Bentharca Verrill & Bush, 1898". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-05-02.

[2] "Fossilworks: Bentharca". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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