Vitrea klemmi L. Pintér, 1972

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Pristilomatidae
Genus: Vitrea
Characterisation
Troglophile?
Distribution
Endemic to Greece
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Raos tou Foutra, Riedel 1981a, Beron 2016, Karakasi et al. 2024
    Region: Voreio Aigaio / Regional unit: Samos / Municipality: Ikaria / Closest settlement: Petropoulio
Comments

Endemic to the island of Ikaria.

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
Species references
  • Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
  • 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. 1981. Vitreini (Gastropoda, Zonitidae) von den ägäischen Inseln Chios, Samos und Ikaria. Ann. Zool. (Wars.), 36 (11): 229-240.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Vitrea klemmi L. Pintér, 1972. 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