>>Dear All,
>>
>>I have just received a request for literature on freshwater bivalves on
>>Lake Tangayika. I would be grateful if anyone can help the fellow below:
>>
>>Please respond to him, to me or to the list if you think your information
>>might interest others
>>
>>Patty


Probably the best source would be:

Pilsbry, H.A. & J. Bequaert. 1927. The aquatic mollusks of the Belgian
Congo, with a geographical and ecological account of Congo malacology.
Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 53: 69-602, pls. 10-77.

There is a nice section on Lake Tangayika, as well as a list of species.
This is a very important work and not hard to obtain from used book
dealers. There is a companion volume on terrestrial snails of the Congo.




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