Coelatura mossambicensis (E. von Martens, 1860 )

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 : 21

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13132605

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DOI

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scientific name

Coelatura mossambicensis (E. von Martens, 1860 )
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11. Coelatura mossambicensis (E. von Martens, 1860) View in CoL

Distribution and year: Stevensford Game Reserve, Limpopo River 1984 ( Appleton & Curtis 2007); Savuti Channel, Okavango Delta [NCSM28929] 2003 ( GBIF 2023 b).

Geographic range: Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe.

Habitat: Freshwater.

Notes: The species is possibly facing threats from human-mediated activities such as pollution and overexploitation, and drought (Van Damme et al. 2018 b). The species has a preference for floodplains in rivers and pools (Van Damme et al. 2018 b).

Type locality: Mozambique ( Martens 1860) .

Sources: Appleton & Curtis(2007:50); GBIF (2023 b).

Conservation status: Least Concern.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Bivalvia

SubClass

Autobranchia

Order

Unionida

Family

Unionidae

Genus

Coelatura

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