Spilaio Peristere (ancient quarry)

Higher Geography
Region: Kriti,
Sub-Region: Rethymno,
Municipality: Mylopotamos,
Closest Settlement: Prines (Archaia Eleftherna)
Cave Synonyms
Höhle bei Prines
Cave type
Artificial
Protection status
  • Archaeological Site - Ministerial Decisions: 15904/24-11-1962 (OGG 473/Β/17-12-1962), 3888/21-2-1967 (OGG 168/Β/9-3-1967), 36852/2942/12-10-1973 (OGG 1242/Β/16-10-1973), 11306/479/19-08-2011 (OGG 251/ΑΑΠ/30-09-2011)
Fauna
  • Lindbergia pseudoillyrica A. Riedel, 1960, Riedel 1968, Riedel 1992, Riedel 1996, Beron 2016, Karakasi et al. 2024
    Phylum: Mollusca / Class: Gastropoda / Order: Stylommatophora / Family: Pristilomatidae
Species references
  • Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
  • 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
  • Riedel, A. 1968. Zonitidae (Gastropoda) Kretas. Ann. Zool. (Wars.), 25: 473-537.
  • Riedel, A. 1992. The Zonitidae (sensu lato) (Gastropoda, Pulmonata) of Greece. Fauna Graeciae V. Hellenic Zoological Society. pp. 194.
  • Riedel, A. 1996. Die in West-Paläarktis unterirdisch lebenden Zonitidae sensu lato (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora). Fragm. faun., 39 (24): 363-390.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Fauna of the cave Spilaio Peristere (ancient quarry), Prines (Archaia Eleftherna), Mylopotamos, Kriti. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 20.04.2018, Accessed 19.04.2026