Abstract
Eight new bivalve species are described from Australia: Tucetona angusticosta, Tucetona scalarisculpta and Mactra (Mactra) westralis, from Western Australia; Spisula (Notospisula) austini from the Northern Territory; and Pitar (Pitarina) spoori, Pitar (Pitarina) nancyae, Pitar (Pitarina) trevori and Lioconcha annettae from Queensland. T. angusticosta and T. scalarisculpta are placed in the Glycymerididae; M. westralis and S. austini in the Mactridae; and P. spoori, P. nancyae, P. trevori and L. annettae in the Veneridae.