Montenegrina janinensis (Mousson, 1859)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Clausiliidae
Genus: Montenegrina
Characterisation
Trogloxene
Distribution
Endemic to Greece
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Peramatos, Fehér & Szekeres 2016
    Region: Ipeiros / Regional unit: Ioannina / Municipality: Ioannina / Closest settlement: Perama
Comments

Known from Northwestern mainland Greece (Southwestern part and foothills of the Mitsikeli Mts).

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
  • Fehér Z., Szekeres M. 2016. Taxonomic revision of the rock-dwelling door snail genus Montenegrina Boettger, 1877 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Clausiliidae). ZooKeys 559:1–137.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Montenegrina janinensis (Mousson, 1859). 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 18.04.2026