Gyralina formosa Riedel & Subai, 1993

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Pristilomatidae
Genus: Gyralina
Characterisation
Troglobiont
Distribution
Endemic to Greece
Locus Typicus
Spilaio Agiou Neilou
Region: Ipeiros / Regional unit: Thesprotia / Municipality: Filiata / Closest settlement: Mavroneri
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Agiou Neilou, Riedel & Subai 1993, Karakasi et al. 2024
    Region: Ipeiros / Regional unit: Thesprotia / Municipality: Filiata / Closest settlement: Mavroneri
Comments

Only known from the type locality. 

IUCN Red List
NT - Near Threatened
Greece's Red Data Book
NT - Near Threatened
Protection status
  • There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.
Check Databases
GBIF
IUCN Red List
PESI
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Species references
  • 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
  • Riedel A, Subai P 1993. Über Gyralina und Spelaeopatula nebst Beschreibung neuer Taxa (Gastropoda Pulmonata: Zonitidae).. Archiv für Molluskenkunde 121: 53–66.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Gyralina formosa Riedel & Subai, 1993. 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