Cave fauna of Greece database

Albinaria spratti (L. Pfeiffer, 1846)

Higher Taxonomy: Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Clausiliidae
Genus: Albinaria

Characterisation: Accidental

Distribution: Endemic to Greece

Distribution in caves of Greece

Spilaio Melidoniou, Seidl 1978, Frank 1988
Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Rethymno / Municipality: Mylopotamos / Closest settlement: Melidoni

Comments: Recorded at the entrance of the cave (Seidl 1978)

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; NCBI

Species references

Frank, C. 1988. Über Molluskenfunde von den Inseln Chios , Kreta und Zypern sowie vom griechischen Festland (Thessalien). Ber. nat.-med. Ver. Innsbruck, 75: 81-90.
Seidl, F. 1978. Zur Molluskenfauna von Kreta: I. Historische Aufzeichnungen. Aus dem Reisetagebuch von Hofrat Dr. RUDOLF STURANY ausgewählt und kommentiert. Mitt. zool. Ges. Braunau, 3 (5/7): 157-193.

Citation: Paragamian, K. 2026. Albinaria spratti (L. Pfeiffer, 1846). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 21.10.2018, Accessed 18.04.2026