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Six new species of Australocosmica Köhler, 2011 from the Kimberley islands, Western Australia (Mollusca: Pulmonata: Camaenidae)

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Criscione, Francesco, Köhler, Frank (2013): Six new species of Australocosmica Köhler, 2011 from the Kimberley islands, Western Australia (Mollusca: Pulmonata: Camaenidae). Zootaxa 3608 (2): 101-115, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3608.2.1

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  • Holotype. Australia, WA, Kimberley, Bonaparte Archipelago: Sta. KC-087, unnamed islet W of Buffon Island, 14.908, 124.724 (coll. V. Kessner, A. Longbottom, 23 July 1988) (WAM S84057). Paratypes. Australia, WA, Kimberley, Bonaparte Archipelago: same data as for holotype, 30 wet (WAM S83009), 30 wet (FMNH 219363), 41 dry (WAM S83008), 41 dry (FMNH 219362); Sta. KC-088, small islet W of Buffon Island, -14.908, 124.735 (coll. V. Kessner, A. Longbottom, 23 July 1988), 14 wet (WAM S83011), 2 dry (WAM S83022), 2 dry (FMNH 219985); Sta. KC-086, Buffon Island, -14.911, 124.737 (coll. V. Kessner,
  • Holotype. Australia, WA, Kimberley, Bonaparte Archipelago, Albert Island: Sta. KC-043, Bonaparte Archipelago, -14.519, 124.929 (coll. V. Kessner, A. Longbottom, 14 July 1988) (WAM S84060). Paratypes. Australia, WA, Kimberley, Bonaparte Archipelago, Albert Island: same data as for holotype, 14 wet (WAM S83039); 36 dry (WAM S83038), 35 dry (FMNH 219165).
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  • Paratypes. Australia, WA, Kimberley, Bonaparte Archipelago, Brunswick Bay: same data as for holotype, 14 wet (WAM S83006); 16 wet (FMNH 219401); Sta. KC-099, small island SW of Lucas Island, -15.231, 124.483(coll. V. Kessner, A. Longbottom, 24 July 1988), 38 dry (WAM S83004); 38 dry (FMNH 219396); Sta. KC099, small island SW of Lucas Island, -15.231, 124.483 (coll. V. Kessner, A. Longbottom, 24 July 1988), 6 wet (WAM S83005); 6 wet (FMNH 219397).
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