Acanthopetalum hoplites Strasser, 1973

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Callipodida
Family: Schizopetalidae
Genus: Acanthopetalum
Characterisation
Troglophile
Distribution
Endemic to Greece
Locus Typicus
Spilaio Antiparou
Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Paros / Municipality: Antiparos / Closest settlement: Antiparos
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Za, Mauriès & Karamaouna 1984, Stoev et al. 2008, Beron 2016
    Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Naxos / Municipality: Naxos & Mikres Kyklades / Closest settlement: Filoti
  • Spilaio Antiparou, Strasser 1973, Mauriès & Karamaouna 1984, Stoev et al. 2008, Beron 2016
    Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Paros / Municipality: Antiparos / Closest settlement: Antiparos
  • Spilaio Kalampaki, Mauriès & Karamaouna 1984, Stoev et al. 2008, Beron 2016
    Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Paros / Municipality: Paros / Closest settlement: Dryos
  • Spilaio Nymfon-Ancient Marble Quarry, Mauriès & Karamaouna 1984, Stoev et al. 2008, Beron 2016
    Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Paros / Municipality: Paros / Closest settlement: Marathi
Comments

Known from caves on Paros, Antiparos and Naxos

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.
  • Mauriès, J. P. & Karamaouna, M. 1984. Myriapodes-Diplopodes nouveaux et peu connus des îles Naxos, Paros et Antiparos (Cyclades, Grèce). Biol. gallo-hellen., 11 (1): 51-59.
  • Stoev, P., Sierwald, P. & Billey, A. 2008. An annotated world catalogue of the millipede order Callipodida (Arthropoda: Diplopoda).. Zootaxa, 1706:1–50.
  • Strasser, K. 1973. Zwei neue griechische Acanthopetalum-Arten (Diplopoda, Callipodida). Fragm. Entomol., 8 (5): 237-245.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Acanthopetalum hoplites Strasser, 1973. 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