Cordioniscus paragamiani Schmalfuss & Erhard, 1998

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Styloniscidae
Genus: Cordioniscus
Characterisation
Troglobiont
Distribution
Endemic to Greece
Locus Typicus
Spilaio Peristeri
Region: Attiki / Regional unit: Nisoi Attikis / Municipality: Troizinia / Closest settlement: Methana
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Peristeri, Schmalfuss & Erhard 1998, Alexiou & Sfenthourakis 2013, Beron 2016
    Region: Attiki / Regional unit: Nisoi Attikis / Municipality: Troizinia / Closest settlement: Methana
Comments

Only known from the type locality.

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.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Cordioniscus paragamiani 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 28.05.2021, Accessed 03.04.2026