Orculella exaggerata (Fuchs & Käufel, 1936)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Pulmonata
Family: Orculidae
Genus: Orculella
Characterisation
Troglophile
Distribution
Endemic to Greece
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Stylokamara, Gittenberger and Hausdorf 2004, Karakasi et al. 2024
    Region: Notio Aigaio / Regional unit: Karpathos / Municipality: Kasos / Closest settlement: Agia Marina
IUCN Red List
LC - Least Concern
Greece's Red Data Book
LC - Least Concern
Protection status
  • There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.
Check Databases
Fauna Europea
GBIF
IUCN Red List
PESI
Species references
  • Gittenberger E and Hausdorf B 2004. The Orculella species of the South Aegean island arc, a neglected radiation (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Orculidae). BASTERIA 68: 93–124
  • Karakasi D, Paragamian K, Mylonas M, Vardinoyannis K 2024. What`s crawling in the dark? An annotated list of gastropods in Greek caves.. Subterranean Biology 48: 73-116. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.48.113383
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Orculella exaggerata (Fuchs & Käufel, 1936). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 14.02.2024, Accessed 19.04.2026