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Ratnadvipia irradians

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Ratnadvipia irradians
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Ariophantidae
Genus: Ratnadvipia
Species:
R. irradians
Binomial name
Ratnadvipia irradians
(Pfeiffer, 1852)

Ratnadvipia irradians is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ariophantidae. It is endemic to island of Sri Lanka.

Description

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Shell is thin and solid, color ranging from bright golden brown to greenish yellow. Apex obtuse. Lunate oval aperture is large, and very oblique. Foot pale.[1]

Ecology

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It is the most widespread of Sri Lanka's endemic land snails, which can be found in dry zone and intermediate forests and home gardens.

References

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  1. ^ "The Sri Lankan endemic semi-slug Ratnadvipia (Limacoidea: Ariophantidae) and a new species from southwestern Sri Lanka". Systematics and Biodiversity 4(1):99-126. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
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