Bulinus depressus F. Haas, 1936

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23. Bulinus depressus F. Haas, 1936

Distribution and year: Chobe River at Ngoma [SMWN 76313] 1986 ( Brown et al. 1992); Okavango Delta, Nxamaseri airstrip drift [SMWN76263] 1984 ( Brown et al. 1992); Thamalakane River at bridge [ETD4300]

1984 ( Brown et al. 1992); Boro River, Nxaraga Lagoon, Chief’s Island [ETD4299] 1984; Okavango Delta 2000 ( Appleton et al. 2003), [SMWN77015, SMWN77028] 1996 (SMWN 2024).

Geographic range: Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Habitat: Freshwater.

Notes: The species is common in Southern Africa ( Appleton et al. 2003), occurring in rivers, pools, lakes and dams ( Brown 1994). The mollusc is abundant in the Okavango Delta ( Appleton et al. 2003).

Type locality: Lake Bangweulu , Zambia ( Haas 1936) .

Sources: Brown & Kristensen (1989: 47); Brown et al. (1992: 33); Appleton et al. (2003: 58–68); GBIF (2023 b).

Conservation status: Least Concern.