Spilaio Agiou Neilou

Higher Geography
Region: Ipeiros,
Sub-Region: Thesprotia,
Municipality: Filiata,
Closest Settlement: Mavroneri
Cave Synonyms
Skiti Agiou Neilou cave
Cave type
Natural
Protection status
  • GR2120009 - Ori Tsamanta, Filiaton, Farmakovouni, Megali Rachi (Special Protection Area): 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
  • Gyralina formosa Riedel & Subai, 1993, Riedel & Subai 1993, Karakasi et al. 2024
    Phylum: Mollusca / Class: Gastropoda / Order: Stylommatophora / Family: Pristilomatidae
  • Lindholmiola corcyrensis (Rossmässler, 1838), Subai & Neubert 2014
    Phylum: Mollusca / Class: Gastropoda / Order: Stylommatophora / Family: Helicodontidae
  • Mediterranea ionica (A. Riedel & Subai, 1978), Riedel & Subai 1993, Karakasi et al. 2024
    Phylum: Mollusca / Class: Gastropoda / Order: Stylommatophora / Family: Oxychilidae
  • Sciocochlea nordsiecki Subai, 1993, Subai 1993, Reischütz et al. 2016, Karakasi et al. 2024
    Phylum: Mollusca / Class: Gastropoda / Order: Stylommatophora / Family: Clausiliidae
  • Vitrea subrimata (Reinhardt, 1871), Riedel & Subai 1993, Karakasi et al. 2024
    Phylum: Mollusca / Class: Gastropoda / Order: Stylommatophora / Family: Pristilomatidae
Species references
  • 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
  • Reischütz, A., Reischütz, V. P. L. & Szekeres, M. 2016. The Clausiliidae subfamily Phaedusinae (Gastropoda, Pulmonata) in the Balkans. Nachrichtenblatt der Ersten Vorarlberger Malakologischen Gesellschaft, 23: 93-117.
  • Riedel A, Subai P 1993. Über Gyralina und Spelaeopatula nebst Beschreibung neuer Taxa (Gastropoda Pulmonata: Zonitidae).. Archiv für Molluskenkunde 121: 53–66.
  • Subai, P. & Neubert, E. 2014. Revision of the genus Lindholmiola Hesse , 1931 (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Helicodontidae). Contrib. Nat. Hist., 23: 1-94.
  • Subai, P. 1993. Neue Arten seltener Landschnecken aus Griechenland und aus der Türkei (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Cyclophoridae; Pulmonata: Pupillidae, Clausiliidae).. Arch. Molluskenk. 122:63–69.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Fauna of the cave Spilaio Agiou Neilou, Mavroneri, Filiata, Ipeiros. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Cave data updated 27.02.2024, Accessed 18.04.2026