Lindbergia karainensis Rähle & A. Riedel, 1987

Higher Taxonomy

Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Pristilomatidae
Genus: Lindbergia

Characterisation

Troglophile

Distribution

Turkey, Greece

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Varathro Diaolospilios
  Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Karpathos / Municipality: Karpathos / Closest settlement: Karpathos

Comments

The specimen from Varathro Diaolospilios was identified as Lindbergia aff. karainensis (Karakasi et al. 2024).

IUCN Red List

NE - Not Evaluated

Greece's Red Data Book

NE - Not Evaluated

Protection status

• There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.

Check Databases

GBIF

Species references

• No data

Citation

Paragamian, K. 2026. Lindbergia karainensis Rähle & A. Riedel, 1987. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 05.01.2025, Accessed 18.04.2026