Ravana politissima

Ravana snail
	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 mollusk 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]

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

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