Austrochloritis (Genus)

1 Undescribed Austrochloritis species at Tinderry, NSW

Austrochloritis (Genus) at Tinderry, NSW - 27 Feb 2023
Austrochloritis (Genus) at Tinderry, NSW - 27 Feb 2023
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Austrochloritis (Genus) 9 May 2023 Michael123
Austrochloritis (Genus) 9 May 2023 trevorpreston
Austrochloritis (Genus) 1 Mar 2023 trevorpreston
Unidentified 27 Feb 2023 danswell

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Same individual as other sighting - pics from DSLR

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Michael123 wrote:
   28 Feb 2023
OK thanks - can see the shell surface much more clearly now. 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.
danswell wrote:
   28 Feb 2023
Would be worth exploring in the Tinderrys to see if they are there. Happy to discuss getting access to specimens.
Michael123 wrote:
   1 Mar 2023
danswell that would be wonderful if you could get hold of any live specimens - particularly adults - as we don't have any Austrochloritis specimens from that area. I will ask out senior research scientist and my co-author about it, he is a geneticist.

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