Undescribed Austrochloritis species at Tinderry, NSW
Identification history
| Austrochloritis (Genus) | 9 May 2023 | Michael123 | ||
| Austrochloritis (Genus) | 9 May 2023 | trevorpreston | ||
| Unidentified | 27 Feb 2023 | danswell |
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Under rotten log.
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danswell
wrote:
27 Feb 2023
@Michael123 not sure if these will make ID any easier. Ill pull some pics off my DSLR and see if they are any better
Michael123
wrote:
28 Feb 2023
OK thanks - can see the shell surface much more clearly now in the other two images. It is a member of the Camaenidae family and Austrochloritis genus. You can see the very fine setae (hairs) over the shell surface. It belongs to the Austrochloritis abrotonus group from that location. This is the furthest west that species group has been found. A related species is found in the Tallaganda National Park and another nearby NP called Gourock NP I think. Much further west in the western edge of Canberra, Namadgi NP and Brindabellas you get a different species belonging to the Austrochloritis koscziuskoensis species group. I might visit the area over the next few months to get living material for DNA and anatomical dissection. Thanks for posting this.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.327602-35.774428
- Altitude 1422.6m
- Maps Mt Holland
- Places Tinderry, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Feb 2023 08:18 AM Recorded on
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- Austrochloritis (Genus) Scientific name
- Undescribed Austrochloritis species Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1422.63m Recorded at altitude
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