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12-22-2016

Alasmidonta raveneliana

Alasmidonta raveneliana NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

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FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video.The Appalachian elktoe is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. It is native to the United States, where it is known only from North Carolina and Tennessee.The Alasmidonta raveneliana (Appalachian elktoe) has a thin, but not fragile, kidney-shaped shell, reaching up to about 3.2 in (8 cm) in length, 1.4 in (3.5 cm) in height, and 1 in (2.5 cm) in width. Juveniles generally have a yellowish-brown periostracum (outer shell surface) while the periostracum of the adults is usually dark brown to greenish-black in color.

Detailed information
Full Name: Appalachian elktoe (Alasmidonta raveneliana)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Clams
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 11/23/1994 Southeast Region (Region 4) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Appalachian elktoe, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: North Carolina , Tennessee
  • US Counties in which the Appalachian elktoe, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
Recovery
To learn more about critical habitat please see http://ecos.fws.gov/crithab
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
08/26/1996 Appalachian Elktoe View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
08/26/1996 Appalachian Elktoe View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
03/25/2014 79 FR 16366 16368 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Status Reviews of 33 Southeastern Species
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
05/16/2002 67 FR 34893 34894 ETWP; Designating Critical Habitat for the Appalachian Elktoe, Proposed rule; notice of public hearings, availability of draft economic analysis, and reopening of comment period for the proposed designation of critical habitat for the Appalachian elktoe.
  • Notice Doc. Availability
  • Notice Public Hearing
  • Notice Reopen Comment
Date
Title
03/03/2009 Appalachian elktoe 5-Year Review
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