Ravana politissima
| Ravana politissima | |
|---|---|
| Mollusc shell | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Ariophantidae |
| Subfamily: | Ariophantinae |
| Genus: | Ravana Godwin-Austen, 1901 |
| Species: | R. politissima
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| Binomial name | |
| Ravana politissima (Pfeiffer, 1854)
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Ravana politissima is a species of air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Ariophantidae. Ravana is a monotypic genus, which is endemic to island of Sri Lanka.[1] They are considered endangered due to habitat destruction.[2]
The generic name is due to early Sri Lanka king Ravan.
References
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- ^ "Endemic Land snails of Sri Lanka". Sri Lanka Endemics. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ "ඉහළ කොත්මලේ කාගේ ජයග්රහණයක් ද?". Vidusara. Retrieved 18 October 2016.