Gastrocopta damarica ( Ancey, 1888 )

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 : 29

52. Gastrocopta damarica ( Ancey, 1888)

Distribution and year: Koanaka Hills 1965 (van Bruggen 1966 a); Aha Hills 1965 (van Bruggen 1966 a); Tsodilo Hills, along Rhino trail, Ngamiland 2006 ( NBC 2015 c); Savuti Safari Lodge, 150 km SW of Kasane, Chobe National Park [RMNH.MOL.104345] 2006 ( NBC 2015 b).

Geographic range: Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe.

Habitat: Terrestrial.

Notes: The species is broadly distributed across Southern Africa, inhabiting the arid dunes, forests and savanna woodlands ( Herbert & Kilburn 2004). The molluscs mostly occur in plant debris under twigs and leaves (van Bruggen & Appleton 1977).

Type locality: “Damara”, Namibia ( Ancey 1888) .

Sources: van Bruggen (1966 a: 104); van Bruggen & Appleton (1977: 19); Herbert & Kilburn (2004: 107); GBIF (2023 b).

Conservation status: Not Evaluated.