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Bentharca

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Bentharca
Temporal range: 23.03–Recent Ma
Gulf of Oman, 24° 58' N, 56° 54' E, 156 fathoms, on shell sand
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Arcida
Family: Arcidae
Genus: Bentharca
Verrill & Bush, 1898
Type species
Bentharca asperula
Dall, 1881

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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "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.