Cordioniscus graevei Schmalfuss & Erhard, 1998

Higher Taxonomy

Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Styloniscidae
Genus: Cordioniscus

Characterisation

Troglobiont

Distribution

Endemic to Greece

Locus Typicus

Spilaio Alistratis
Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Serres / Municipality: Nea Zichni / Closest settlement: Alistrati

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Spilaio Alistratis, Schmalfuss & Erhard 1998, Schmalfuss 2003, Alexiou & Sfenthourakis 2013, Beron 2016
  Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Serres / Municipality: Nea Zichni / Closest settlement: Alistrati

Comments

Only known from the type locality (Spilaio Alistratis)

IUCN Red List

NE - Not Evaluated

Greece's Red Data Book

CR - Critically Endangered

Protection status

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

Check Databases

Fauna Europea

GBIF

PESI

Species references

• Alexiou, S. & Sfenthourakis, S. 2013. The terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) of Greece. Parnassiana Archives, 1: 3-50.
• Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
• Schmalfuss, H. & Erhard, F. 1998. Die Landisopoden (Oniscidea) Griechenlands. 19. Beitrag: Gattung Cordioniscus (Styloniscidae). Stuttgart. Beitr. Naturk. Ser. A. (Biol.), 582: 1-20.
• Schmalfuss, H. 2003. World catalog of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea). Stuttgart. Beitr. Naturk. Ser. A. (Biol.), 654: 1-341.

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Cordioniscus graevei Schmalfuss & Erhard, 1998. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 27.05.2021, Accessed 03.04.2026