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Ravana politissima
Mollusc shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
clade Sigmurethra

clade limacoid clade
Superfamily: Helicarionoidea
Family: Ariophantidae
Genus: Ravana
Species: R. politissima
Binomial name
Ravana politissima
(Pfeiffer, 1854)

Ravana politissima is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Ariophantidae. It is a monotypic genus, which is endemic to island of Sri Lanka. They are considered as endangered due to habitat destruction.

The generic name is due to early Sri Lanka king Ravan.

References

  1. "Endemic Land snails of Sri Lanka". Sri Lanka Endemics. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  2. "ඉහළ කොත්මලේ කාගේ ජයග්‍රහණයක්‌ ද?". Vidusara. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
Taxon identifiers
Ravana politissima
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