| Oligospira waltoni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Informal group: | Sigmurethra |
| Family: | Acavidae |
| Genus: | Oligospira |
| Species: | O. waltoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Oligospira waltoni (Reeve 1842) | |
| Synonyms | |
Acavus waltoniReeve 1842 | |
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