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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).
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassBivalvia
- OrderArcida
- FamilyArcidae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 154
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Arcidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, USNM, YPM
- Recorded in
- Portugal, Philippines, Malaysia, United States, Mexico
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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
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