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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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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| Species: | O. polei |
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| Oligospira polei (Collet, 1899) | |
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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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