Bentharca
Sign in to saveBentharca is a genus of ark clams. Fossil species placed in the genus have been identified from the lower Miocene (23.03 mya).
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassBivalvia
- OrderArcida
- FamilyArcidae
Habitatmarine
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Bentharca is a genus of ark clams. Fossil species placed in the genus have been identified from the lower Miocene (23.03 mya).
==Species== It contains 2 extant species, and 2 extinct species. Bentharca asperula (Dall, 1881) Bentharca avellanaria (Melvill & Standen, 1907) †Bentharca inexpectata (P. A. Maxwell, 1966) †Bentharca waitakarensis Eagle, 2000