Austrochloritis ascensa | |
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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Species: | A. ascensa |
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Austrochloritis ascensa Iredale, 1943 | |
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