Corbicula fluminalis

13. Corbicula fluminalis (O.F. Müller, 1774) Distribution and year: Thamalakane River, near Maun 1984 (Appleton & Curtis 2007); Upper panhandle, Okavango Delta 2000 (Appleton et al. 2003); Maunachira Channel, Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta 2000 (Appleton et al. 2003); Boteti River N/A (Connolly 1912; 1939); Limpopo River 2021 (GBIF 2023 b). Geographic range: Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe. Habitat: Freshwater. Notes: Mussels previously referred to as Corbicula africana are now regarded conspecific with C. fluminalis (see Appleton & Miranda 2015). The species is ubiquitous across Southern African river systems (Appleton & Curtis 2007). Type locality: Euphrates River (MÜller 1774). Sources: Connolly (1912: 277; 1939: 619, both as C. africana); van Bruggen (1966 a: 110, as C. africana); Appleton et al. (2003: 58–68); Appleton & Curtis (2007: 56); Appleton & Miranda (2015: 136); GBIF (2023 b). Conservation status: Least Concern.