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12-22-2016

Elliptio steinstansana

Elliptio steinstansana 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.

ITIS Reports — Elliptio steinstansana ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.Population status, distribution, and biology of the Tar River spiny mussel, Elliptio (Canthyria) steinstansana(Johnson and Clarke), in North Carolina. Final Report for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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 Tar River spiny mussel or Tar River spinymussel, scientific name Elliptio steinstansana, is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is endemic to North Carolina in the United States. It is now limited to less than 5% of its probable historical range and it is expected to become extinct without significant human intervention, such as reintroduction. This is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.

Detailed information
Full Name: Tar River spinymussel (Elliptio steinstansana)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Clams
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 06/27/1985 Southeast Region (Region 4) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Tar River spinymussel, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: North Carolina
  • US Counties in which the Tar River spinymussel, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
Recovery
No critical habitat rules have been published for the Tar River spinymussel.
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
05/05/1992 Tar River Spinymussel View Implementation Progress Final Revision 1
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
05/05/1992 Tar River Spinymussel View Implementation Progress Final Revision 1
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
07/06/2009 74 FR 31972 31973 Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 23 Southeastern Species
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
Date
Title
09/10/2014 Tar River Spinymussel (Elliptio steinstansana) 5-Year Review
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