Bentharca Explained

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.

• Bentharca asperula (Dall, 1881)
• Bentharca avellanaria (Melvill & Standen, 1907)
• †Bentharca inexpectata (P. A. Maxwell, 1966)
• †Bentharca waitakarensis Eagle, 2000

Notes and References

1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Bentharca Verrill & Bush, 1898. www.marinespecies.org. 2019-05-02.
2. Web site: Fossilworks: Bentharca. fossilworks.org. 17 December 2021.