| Cochlostoma hellenicum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Architaenioglossa |
| Family: | Cochlostomatidae |
| Genus: | Cochlostoma |
| Species: | C. hellenicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cochlostoma hellenicum (Saint-Simon, 1869) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Pomatias Hellenicus Saint-Simon, 1869 (orig. spelling)[2] | |
Cochlostoma hellenicum is a species of a small land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Cochlostomatidae.[1]
Taxonomy
Fauna Europaea recognises two subspecies, the nominotypical C. h. subsp. hellenicum and C. h. subsp. athenarum.[3]
Geographic distribution
C. hellenicum is endemic to Greece, where it occurs in the central part of the country and the islands of Tinos, Evvia, and Xeronisi.[1][2][3]
References
- Fehér, Z. (2025). "Cochlostoma hellenicum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2025 e.T170552A220256279. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS.T170552A220256279.en. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
- Welter Schultes, F. "Species summary for Cochlostoma hellenicum". AnimalBase. SUB Göttingen. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- "Taxon Details: Cochlostoma (Holcopoma) hellenicum (Saint-Simon 1869)". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.