Bentharca
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Arcida |
| Family: | Arcidae |
| Genus: | Bentharca Verrill & Bush, 1898 |
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 waitakarensis Eagle, 2000
References
- ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Bentharca Verrill & Bush, 1898". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
- ^ "Fossilworks: Bentharca". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
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