Cave fauna of Greece database

Spilaio Panagias Eleousas

Higher Geography: Region: Dytiki Makedonia,
Sub-Region: Florina,
Municipality: Prespes,
Closest Settlement: Psarades

Cave type: Natural

Description / Comments: Panagia Eleousa cave temple is situated on the western coasts of Megali Prespa lake, 3,7km SW of Psarades (850m a.s.l.)

Protection status

GR1340001 - Ethnikos Drymos Prespon (Special Protection Area - Special Area of Conservation): Law 3937/2011 (OGG/Α 60/31.03.2011), Joint Ministerial Decision 50743/2017 (OGG 4432/B/15.12.17). Check site’s Standard Data Form

Fauna

Montenegrina dofleini (Wagner, 1928), Fehér & Szekeres 2016, Karakasi et al. 2024
Phylum: Mollusca / Class: Gastropoda / Order: Stylommatophora / Family: Clausiliidae

Cave references

Petrocheilou, A, Theologou, A., Moschonas, G., Kitselis, Th. 1977. Speleological researches at the lake Megali Prespa, Florina. Bull. Soc. Speleol. Grèce 14:100–140.

Species references

Fehér Z., Szekeres M. 2016. Taxonomic revision of the rock-dwelling door snail genus Montenegrina Boettger, 1877 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Clausiliidae). ZooKeys 559:1–137.
Karakasi D, Paragamian K, Mylonas M, Vardinoyannis K 2024. What`s crawling in the dark? An annotated list of gastropods in Greek caves.. Subterranean Biology 48: 73-116. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.48.113383

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Fauna of the cave Spilaio Panagias Eleousas, Psarades, Prespes, Dytiki Makedonia. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 25.05.2018, Accessed 18.04.2026