Albinaria teres (Olivier, 1801)

Higher Taxonomy

Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Clausiliidae
Genus: Albinaria

Characterisation

Accidental

Distribution

Endemic to Greece

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Spiliara Karoumon, Seidl 1978, Frank 1988
  Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Lasithi / Municipality: Siteia / Closest settlement: Chochlakies
• Spilaio sta Pelekita, Karakasi et al. 2024
  Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Lasithi / Municipality: Siteia / Closest settlement: Kato Zakros

Comments

Known from central and eastern Crete and adjacent islands. Recorded at the entrance of the cave

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
• Seidl, F. 1978. Zur Molluskenfauna von Kreta: I. Historische Aufzeichnungen. Aus dem Reisetagebuch von Hofrat Dr. RUDOLF STURANY ausgewählt und kommentiert. Mitt. zool. Ges. Braunau, 3 (5/7): 157-193.

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Albinaria teres (Olivier, 1801). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 02.06.2021, Accessed 19.04.2026