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.[1] They are considered as endangered due to habitat destruction.[2]
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
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Genus: | Ravana
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Species: | R. politissima
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Ravana politissima (Pfeiffer, 1854)
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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.