Melanoides victoriae ( Dohrn, 1865 )

Rapalai, Boikhutso Lerato, 2024, An annotated checklist of molluscs recorded from Botswana, Indago: Investigating nature and humanity in Africa (Oxford, England) 41 (10), pp. 15-44 : 23

21. Melanoides victoriae ( Dohrn, 1865)

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.