Cave fauna of Greece database

Vitrea riedeli Damjanov & L. Pintér, 1969

Higher Taxonomy: Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Pristilomatidae
Genus: Vitrea

Characterisation: Troglophile?

Distribution: Bulgaria, Greece, W Asia Minor

Distribution in caves of Greece

Varathro Megalos Votsos, Riedel 1992, Karakasi et al. 2024
Region: Voreio Aigaio / Regional unit: Samos / Municipality: Fournon Korseon / Closest settlement: Fournoi

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

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. 1992. The Zonitidae (sensu lato) (Gastropoda, Pulmonata) of Greece. Fauna Graeciae V. Hellenic Zoological Society. pp. 194.

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Vitrea riedeli Damjanov & L. Pintér, 1969. 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