Melanoides victoriae ( Dohrn, 1865 )
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Melanoides victoriae ( Dohrn, 1865 ) |
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21. Melanoides victoriae ( Dohrn, 1865) View in CoL
Distribution and year: Xakanaxa (Moremi), Okavango Delta 2000 ( Appleton et al. 2003), 2003 ( Dallas & Mosepele 2007); Kwando River, pools near Sitwa [SMWN75934] 1986 ( Brown et al. 1992).
Geographic range: Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Habitat: Freshwater.
Notes: The species is endemic to Southern Africa and occurs in sandy or muddy substrates of rivers and floodplains ( Brown 1994).
Type locality: Rapids above the Victoria Falls of the Zambezi River ( Dohrn 1865) .
Sources: Brown et al. (1992: 19); Appleton et al. (2003: 58–68); Dallas & Mosepele (2007: 4); GBIF (2023 b).
Conservation status: Least Concern.
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