Pisidium kenianum Preston, 1911

Schultheiss, Roland, Ndeo, Oscar Wembo, Malikwisha, Meni, Marek, Carina, Bössneck, Ulrich & Albrecht, Christian, 2011, Freshwater molluscs of the Eastern Congo: notes on taxonomy, biogeography and conservation, African Invertebrates 52 (2), pp. 265-284 : 277-278

Pisidium kenianum Preston, 1911

Fig. 3F

Pisidium kenianum: Preston 1911: 475 , fig. 36. (Type locality: “Between Rumruti and Mount Kenia ”) Taxonomic remarks: The Congo material was compared to recently collected specimens from the type locality, which strongly supports our designation. Note, however, that the status of this species is somewhat disputed (Mandahl-Barth 1988). A phylogenetic analysis based on morphological characters placed the species near P. casertanum and P. compressum ( Korniushin & Glaubrecht 2006) . In the Congo it is known from Katanga Prov. (former Shaba region; Daget 1998).

Habitat description: We collected this species from the Luulilo R. near Butembo town at depths of 0.5– 1 m ( Fig. 4F). The substrate comprised stones and gravel with minor proportions of sand and clay.

Collecting site: 2.

IUCN Red List Category: Data Deficient ( Lange & Van Damme 2009).