Acanthopetalum minotauri (Attems, 1902)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Callipodida
Family: Schizopetalidae
Genus: Acanthopetalum
Characterisation
Troglophile
Distribution
Endemic to Greece
Locus Typicus
Spilaio Lavyrinthos Gortynas
Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Irakleio / Municipality: Faistos / Closest settlement: Roufas
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Agias Triadas Tzagkarolon, Lang 1964, Felesaki et al. 2010
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Chania / Closest settlement: Chordaki
  • Spilaio Katholikou, Lang 1964, Strasser 1974, Strasser 1976, Felesaki et al. 2010, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Chania / Closest settlement: Chordaki
  • Spilaio Koumarospilios, Strasser 1974, Felesaki et al. 2010, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Chania / Closest settlement: Chordaki
  • Spilaio Lera, Strasser 1974, Felesaki et al. 2010, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Chania / Closest settlement: Stavros
  • Spilaio Agias Sofias, Strasser 1967, Felesaki et al. 2010
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Kissamos / Closest settlement: Topolia
  • Spilaio Ellinospilios, Lang 1964, Felesaki et al. 2010
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Platanias / Closest settlement: Afrata
  • Spilaio Lavyrinthos Gortynas, Attems 1902, Verhoeff 1929, Wolf 1937b, Wolf 1938, Stoev et al. 2008
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Irakleio / Municipality: Faistos / Closest settlement: Roufas
  • Spilaio Sfentoni Trypa, Strasser 1976, Felesaki et al. 2010
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Rethymno / Municipality: Mylopotamos / Closest settlement: Zoniana
Comments

Known from several localities in Crete, mostly in caves

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
  • Attems, C. 1902. Myriapoden von Kreta, nebst Beiträgen zur allgemeinen Kenntnis einiger Gattungen. Sber. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-naturw. Kl. Abt. I, 111 (1): 527-614.
  • Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
  • Felesaki, I., Stoev, P., Simaiakis, S. & Mylonas, M. 2010. A catalogue of the millipedes of Crete (Myriapoda: Diplopoda). Natura Montenegrina, 9 (3): 357-368.
  • Lang, J. 1964. Diplopoden aus Griechenland, Kreta, der Türkei und Iran aus dem Sammlungen von Dr. K. Lindberg. Acta Soc. Zool. Bohemoslov., 28 (3): 237-246.
  • Stoev, P., Sierwald, P. & Billey, A. 2008. An annotated world catalogue of the millipede order Callipodida (Arthropoda: Diplopoda).. Zootaxa, 1706:1–50.
  • Strasser, K. 1967. Über Diplopoden Griechenlands, einiger Ägäis Inseln und Zyprers. Senckenbergiana biol., 48 (4): 269-293.
  • 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.
  • Verhoeff, K. W. 1929. Eine neue Diplopoden und eine neue Isopoden Gattung aus dem Labyrinth Kretas. Mittel. Höhl. Karstf., 4: 113-123.
  • 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 minotauri (Attems, 1902). 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 07.03.2026