The subspecies Montenegrina dofleini prespaensis Nordsieck, 1988, endemic to Lake Prespa area, with sporadical occurrences along the western and southern shores.
IUCN Red List
LC - Least Concern
Greece's Red Data Book
NE - Not Evaluated
Protection status
There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.
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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. Montenegrina dofleini
(Wagner, 1928).
In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis.
Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research.
Species data updated 13.02.2024,
Accessed 18.04.2026