Cordioniscus beroni Vandel, 1968

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Styloniscidae
Genus: Cordioniscus
Characterisation
Troglobiont
Distribution
Endemic to Greece
Locus Typicus
Spilaio Kamilari
Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Irakleio / Municipality: Malevizi / Closest settlement: Tylisos
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Varathro Agrimotrypa, Schmalfuss & Erhard 1998, Schmalfuss et al. 2004, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Irakleio / Municipality: Chersonisos / Closest settlement: Dia island
  • Varathro Lakki Kontari, Schmalfuss et al. 2004, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Irakleio / Municipality: Malevizi / Closest settlement: Gonies
  • Spilaio Kamilari, Vandel 1968, Dalens 1970, Schmalfuss 1972b, Schmalfuss & Erhard 1998, Schmalfuss et al. 2004, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Irakleio / Municipality: Malevizi / Closest settlement: Tylisos
  • Spilaio Savva Vardaki, Schmalfuss et al. 2004, Beron 2016, Dimitriou & Sfenthourakis 2022
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Irakleio / Municipality: Malevizi / Closest settlement: Tylisos
  • Spilaio sta Pelekita, Schmalfuss et al. 2004, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Lasithi / Municipality: Siteia / Closest settlement: Kato Zakros
  • Varathro Xepatomenos Tafkos, Schmalfuss et al. 2004, Beron 2016
    Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Rethymno / Municipality: Mylopotamos / Closest settlement: Axos
Comments

Known from caves in eastern Crete.

IUCN Red List
NE - Not Evaluated
Greece's Red Data Book
VU - Vulnerable
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.
  • Dalens, H. 1970. Un nouveau représentant du genre Cordioniscus (Isopoda, Oniscoidea, Styloniscidae) récolté en Grèce du Nord. Biol. gallo-hellen., 3 (1): 105-108.
  • Dimitriou CA , Sfenthourakis S. 2022. An all-inclusive approach: A universal protocol for the successful amplification of four genetic loci of all Onscidea. MethodsX (2022), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2022.101762
  • Schmalfuss, H. & Erhard, F. 1998. Die Landisopoden (Oniscidea) Griechenlands. 19. Beitrag: Gattung Cordioniscus (Styloniscidae). Stuttgart. Beitr. Naturk. Ser. A. (Biol.), 582: 1-20.
  • Schmalfuss, H. 1972. Die Isopoden von Kreta. Biol. gallo-hellen., 4 (1): 33-60.
  • Schmalfuss, H., Paragamian, K. & Sfenthourakis, S. 2004. The terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) of Crete and the surrounding islands. Stuttgart. Beitr. Naturk. Ser. A. (Biol.), 662: 1-74.
  • Vandel, A. 1968. Description d΄ un nouveau représentant de genre Cordioniscus (Crustacés, Isopoda, Oniscoidea, Styloniscidae) suivie de considérations sur les voies de migration de certains lignées d΄ Isopodes terrestres. Ann. Speleol., 23 (3): 621-632.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2025. Cordioniscus beroni Vandel, 1968. In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 19.09.2019, Accessed 29.10.2025