Acanthopetalum blanci (Brölemann, 1932)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Callipodida
Family: Schizopetalidae
Genus: Acanthopetalum
Characterisation
Troglophile
Distribution
Endemic to Greece
Locus Typicus
Spilaio Kerateas
Region: Attiki / Regional unit: Anatoliki Attiki / Municipality: Lavreotiki / Closest settlement: Keratea
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Chavara, Strasser 1974, Stoev et al. 2008, Beron 2016
    Region: Attiki / Regional unit: Anatoliki Attiki / Municipality: Kropia / Closest settlement: Kitsi
  • Spilaio tou Kitsou, Strasser 1976, Stoev et al. 2008, Beron 2016
    Region: Attiki / Regional unit: Anatoliki Attiki / Municipality: Lavreotiki / Closest settlement: Agios Konstantinos
  • Spilaio Kerateas, Brölemann 1932, Wolf 1937b, Wolf 1938, Strasser 1974, Stoev et al. 2008
    Region: Attiki / Regional unit: Anatoliki Attiki / Municipality: Lavreotiki / Closest settlement: Keratea
  • Spilaio Panos, Strasser 1974, Stoev et al. 2008, Beron 2016
    Region: Attiki / Regional unit: Dytiki Attiki / Municipality: Fyli / Closest settlement: Fyli
Comments

Known from Attiki.

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
Fauna Europea
GBIF
PESI
Species references
  • Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
  • Brölemann, H. W. 1932. Lysiopetalidae (Myriapode - Diplopode) cavernicole nouveau recueilli en Grèce par M. le Dr Georges Blanc, directeur de l΄ Institut Pasteur du Maroc. Bull. Soc. zool. France, 57: 45-53.
  • Stoev, P., Sierwald, P. & Billey, A. 2008. An annotated world catalogue of the millipede order Callipodida (Arthropoda: Diplopoda).. Zootaxa, 1706:1–50.
  • Strasser, K. 1974. Über Diplopoda-Chilognatha Griechenlands. Rev. suisse Zool., 81 (1): 219-300.
  • Strasser, K. 1976. Über Diplopoda-Chilognatha Griechenlands II. Rev. suisse Zool., 83 (3): 579-645.
  • Wolf, B. 1937. Animalium Cavernarum Catalogus. II. - Cavernarum Catalogus. Junk Verl., Wien (1934-1937). pp. 616.
  • Wolf, B. 1938. Animalium Cavernarum Catalogus. III. - Animalium Catalogus. Junk Verl., Wien (1934-1938). pp. 918.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Acanthopetalum blanci (Brölemann, 1932). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 16.09.2019, Accessed 19.04.2026