Acanthopetalum richii (Gray, 1832)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Callipodida
Family: Schizopetalidae
Genus: Acanthopetalum
Characterisation
Troglophile
Distribution
Italy, Malta, Croatia, Slovenia, Greece
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Limnon, Strasser 1976
    Region: Dytiki Ellada / Regional unit: Achaia / Municipality: Kalavryta / Closest settlement: Kastria
  • Spilaio Chagioti, Strasser 1976
    Region: Ionioi Nisoi / Regional unit: Zakynthos / Municipality: Zakynthos / Closest settlement: Gyri
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
  • Strasser, K. 1976. Über Diplopoda-Chilognatha Griechenlands II. Rev. suisse Zool., 83 (3): 579-645.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Acanthopetalum richii (Gray, 1832). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 31.01.2018, Accessed 19.04.2026