Metafruticicola pellita (A. Férussac, 1832)

Higher Taxonomy

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

Characterisation

Accidental?

Distribution

Endemic to Greece

Distribution in caves of Greece

• Spiliara Karoumon, Martens 1889, Seidl 1978, Bank et al. 2013
  Region: Kriti / Regional unit: Lasithi / Municipality: Siteia / Closest settlement: Chochlakies

Comments

Known from E Crete to Karpathos, Rodos, and adjacent islands. Synonymy: Helix (Pseudocampylaea) pellita (Férussac, 1832). Recorded from the entrance of the cave (Martens 1889).

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

• Bank, R. A., Gittenberger, E., & Neubert, E. 2013. Radiation of an eastern Mediterranean landsnail genus: revision of the taxa belonging to Metafruticicola Von Ihering1892. Archiv Für Molluskenkunde: International Journal of Malacology, 142(1), 67–136. doi:10.1127/arch.moll/1869-0963/142/067-136
• Martens, E. V. 1889. Griechische Mollusken. Gesammelt von Eberh. von Oertzen. Arch. Naturg., Berlin, 55 (1): 169-240.
• 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. Metafruticicola pellita (A. Férussac, 1832). 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 19.04.2026