Albinaria corrugata (Bruguière, 1792)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Clausiliidae
Genus: Albinaria
Characterisation
Accidental
Distribution
Endemic to Greece
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Neraidospilios , Frank 1988, Karakasi et al. 2024
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Irakleio / Municipality: Chersonisos / Closest settlement: Karteros
  • Spilaio Agias Paraskevis, Frank 1988, Karakasi et al. 2024
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Irakleio / Municipality: Chersonisos / Closest settlement: Skoteino
Comments

Known from central Crete. Recorded as Albinaria inflata infiata (Olivier, 1801) at the entrances of the caves Neraidospilios and Agia Paraskevi (Frank 1988).

IUCN Red List
LC - Least Concern
Greece's Red Data Book
LC - Least Concern
Protection status
  • There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.
Check Databases
Fauna Europea
GBIF
IUCN Red List
PESI
NCBI
Species references
  • Frank, C. 1988. Über Molluskenfunde von den Inseln Chios , Kreta und Zypern sowie vom griechischen Festland (Thessalien). Ber. nat.-med. Ver. Innsbruck, 75: 81-90.
  • 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
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Albinaria corrugata (Bruguière, 1792). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 13.02.2024, Accessed 19.04.2026