Gabbiella kisalensis (Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927)

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36. Gabbiella kisalensis (Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927)

Distribution and year: Linyanti Channel [SMWN 76303] 1986 ( Brown et al. 1992); floodplain of Kwando River at Sitwa [SMWN76526] 1986 ( Brown et al. 1992); Okavango Delta 2000 ( Appleton et al. 2003).

Geographic range: Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia.

Habitat: Freshwater.

Notes: The species occurs in rivers, lakes and pools ( Appleton et al. 2010 c) across Southern and Central Africa, and is abundant in the Okavango River and East Caprivi ( Brown et al. 1992).

Type locality: Lake Kisale , near the source of Kimilolo River, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Pilsbry & Bequaert 1927) .

Sources: Brown & Kristensen (1989: 14); Brown et al. (1992: 18); Brown (1994: 91); Appleton (2002: 78); Appleton et al. (2003: 58–68).

Conservation status: Least Concern.