Pettancylus victoriensis (B. Walker, 1912)

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34. Pettancylus victoriensis (B. Walker, 1912)

Distribution and year: Okavango Delta 2000 ( Appleton et al. 2003).

Geographic range: Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe.

Habitat: Freshwater.

Notes: The molluscs are common in a variety of waterbodies such as rivers, streams and lakes ( Kristensen et al. 2010 a). In the Okavango Delta, the species was collected underneath leaves in deeper parts of the lagoon ( Appleton et al. 2003).

Type locality: Victoria Falls , Zambezi River, Zambia (Walker 1912) .

Sources: Curtis (1998: 3, as Ferrissia victoriensis ); Appleton et al. (2003: 58–68, as Ferrissia victoriensis ); GBIF (2023 b).

Conservation status: Data Deficient.