Biology:Bentharca

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Short description: Genus of ark clam

Bentharca
Temporal range: 23.03–Recent Ma
Melvill & Standen 1907 pl.54 fig.3 Barbatia avellanaria.png
Gulf of Oman, 24° 58' N, 56° 54' E, 156 fathoms, on shell sand
Scientific classification e
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

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

Wikidata ☰ Q3793703 entry