Eight new marine bivalves from Australia (Mollusca, Bivalvia)
In: Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia. Malogological Society of Australia: Melbourne. ISSN 0085-2988, more
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Taxa > Species > New taxa > New species Bivalvia [WoRMS] Australia [Marine Regions] Marine/Coastal |
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- Lamprell, K.L.
- Whitehead, T.
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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. |
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