Oligospira polei
Oligospira polei is a species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Acavidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Informal group: | Sigmurethra |
| Family: | Acavidae |
| Genus: | Oligospira |
| Species: | O. polei |
| Binomial name | |
| Oligospira polei (Collet, 1899) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Acavus polei Breston, 1904 | |
Description
Shell orange brown with a white shell lip. Juvenile has a yellowish shell. They are mostly ground dwellers.[1]
References
- "Land Snails of Sri Lanka". Young Biologists' Association Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
External links
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