Metafruticicola nicosiana (Mousson, 1854)

Higher Taxonomy

Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Hygromiidae
Genus: Metafruticicola

Characterisation

Trogloxene?

Distribution

Eastern Mediterranean

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Spilaio Amoutses, Karakasi et al. 2024
  Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Chania / Municipality: Apokoronas / Closest settlement: Kokkino Chorio

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

GBIF

IUCN Red List

NCBI

Species references

• 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. Metafruticicola nicosiana (Mousson, 1854). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 22.11.2025, Accessed 18.04.2026