Spinturnix myoti (Kolenati, 1856)

Higher Taxonomy

Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Mesostigmata
Family: Spinturnicidae
Genus: Spinturnix

Characterisation

Trogloxene

Distribution

Palaearctic

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Kimmeria artificial galleries, Lindberg 1955d
  Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki / Regional unit: Xanthi / Municipality: Xanthi / Closest settlement: Kimmeria
• Spilaio Paparadon, Beron 2016
  Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Imathia / Municipality: Naousa / Closest settlement: Naousa
• Spilaio Pelade, Lindberg 1955d
  Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Serres / Municipality: Serres / Closest settlement: Oinousa
• Anonymous cave II at Kapnofyto, Lindberg 1955d
  Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Serres / Municipality: Sintiki / Closest settlement: Kapnofyto

IUCN Red List

NE - Not Evaluated

Greece's Red Data Book

NE - Not Evaluated

Protection status

• There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.

Check Databases

Fauna Europea

GBIF

PESI

NCBI

Species references

• Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
• Lindberg, K. 1955. Notes sur le grottes de la Grèce. Acta Mus. Maced. Sci. Natur. Skopje 3: 41–69

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2025. Spinturnix myoti (Kolenati, 1856). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 08.02.2018, Accessed 09.10.2025