Cave fauna of Greece database

Vitrea subrimata (Reinhardt, 1871)

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

Characterisation: Troglophile

Distribution: Central, southern and southeastern Europe

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

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, Subai P 1993. Über Gyralina und Spelaeopatula nebst Beschreibung neuer Taxa (Gastropoda Pulmonata: Zonitidae).. Archiv für Molluskenkunde 121: 53–66.

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Vitrea subrimata (Reinhardt, 1871). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 26.02.2024, Accessed 18.04.2026