Bentharca
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| Bentharca Temporal range: | |
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| Gulf of Oman, 24° 58' N, 56° 54' E, 156 fathoms, on shell sand | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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]
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