Ravana politissima

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]

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)

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