Sphaerium capense ( Krauss, 1848 )

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4. Sphaerium capense ( Krauss, 1848)

Distribution and year: Guma Lagoon, Okavango Delta 2000 ( Appleton et al. 2003); Gadikwe Lagoon, Okavango Delta 2000 ( Appleton et al. 2003); Boro River [SMWN77001] 1996 ( Appleton & Curtis 2007); Okavango Delta [SMWN76983] 1996 ( Appleton & Curtis 2007).

Geographic range: Botswana, Eswatini, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Habitat: Freshwater.

Notes: The molluscs inhabit calm sandy substrates in lakes, rivers and streams (Van Damme et al. 2016). They mostly occur in large densities, usually with the congeneric Sphaerium incomitatum (see Appleton & Curtis 2007).

Type locality: In Knysna River , Western Cape Province, South Africa ( Krauss 1848) .

Sources: Appleton et al. (2003: 58–68); Appleton & Miranda (2015: 136); Appleton & Curtis (2007: 57); GBIF (2023 b).

Conservation status: Least Concern.