Oligospira polei

Oligospira polei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Acavidae
Genus:	Oligospira
Species:	O. polei
Binomial name
	Oligospira polei; (Collet, 1899)
Synonyms
	Acavus poleiBreston, 1904

Last updated August 01, 2025

Oligospira polei is a species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Acavidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

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. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2016.

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[1] "Land Snails of Sri Lanka". Young Biologists' Association Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2016.

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