Iglica hellenica Falniowski & Sarbu, 2015

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Moitessieriidae
Genus: Iglica
Characterisation
Stygobiont?
Distribution
Endemic to Greece
Locus Typicus
Spilaio Melissotrypa
Region: Thessalia / Regional unit: Larisa / Municipality: Elassona / Closest settlement: Kefalovryso
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Melissotrypa, Falniowski & Sarbu 2015, Popa et al. 2019
    Region: Thessalia / Regional unit: Larisa / Municipality: Elassona / Closest settlement: Kefalovryso
Comments

Only known from the type locality.

IUCN Red List
VU - Vulnerable
Greece's Red Data Book
VU - Vulnerable
Protection status
  • There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.
Check Databases
GBIF
IUCN Red List
NCBI
Species references
  • Falniowski, A. & Sarbu, S. 2015. Two new truncatelloidea species from Melissotrypa cave in Greece (Caenogastropoda). ZooKeys, 2015 (530): 1-14.
  • Popa, I., Brad, T., Vaxevanopoulos, M., Giurginca, A., Baba, S.C., Iepure, S., Plaiasu, R., Sarbu, S.M. 2019. Rich and diverse subterranean invertebrate communities inhabiting Melissotrypa Cave in Central Greece.. Trav. Inst. Spéol. «Émile Racovitza», 58: 65–78.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Iglica hellenica Falniowski & Sarbu, 2015. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 22.11.2025, Accessed 21.05.2026