Melanoides victoriae

21. Melanoides victoriae (Dohrn, 1865) Distribution and year: Xakanaxa (Moremi), Okavango Delta 2000 (Appleton et al. 2003), 2003 (Dallas & Mosepele 2007); Kwando River, pools near Sitwa [SMWN75934] 1986 (Brown et al. 1992). Geographic range: Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Habitat: Freshwater. Notes: The species is endemic to Southern Africa and occurs in sandy or muddy substrates of rivers and floodplains (Brown 1994). Type locality: Rapids above the Victoria Falls of the Zambezi River (Dohrn 1865). Sources: Brown et al. (1992: 19); Appleton et al. (2003: 58–68); Dallas & Mosepele (2007: 4); GBIF (2023 b). Conservation status: Least Concern.