12-22-2016
Epioblasma brevidens
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DETAILED INFORMATION
Full Name:
Cumberlandian combshell (Epioblasma brevidens)
Listing Status:
Endangered
Where Found:
U.S.A. (AL;The free-flowing reach of the Tennessee R. from the base of Wilson Dam downstream to the backwaters of Pickwick Reservoir [about 12 RM (19 km)] and the lower 5 RM [8 km] of all tributaries to this reach in Colbert and Lauderdale Cos., see 17.85(a))
Critical Habitat:
17.85(a)
Current listing status
| Status |
Date Listed |
Lead Region |
Where Listed |
|
Endangered
|
01/10/1997 |
Southeast Region (Region 4)
|
Wherever found; Except where listed as Experimental Populations |
|
Experimental Population, Non-Essential
|
06/14/2001 |
Southeast Region (Region 4)
|
U.S.A. (AL;The free-flowing reach of the Tennessee R. from the base of Wilson Dam downstream to the backwaters of Pickwick Reservoir [about 12 RM (19 km)] and the lower 5 RM [8 km] of all tributaries to this reach in Colbert and Lauderdale Cos., see 17.85(a)) |
|
Experimental Population, Non-Essential
|
10/15/2007 |
Southeast Region (Region 4)
|
U.S.A. (TN - specified portions of the French Broad and Holston Rivers; see 17.85(b)(1)) |
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Population location: Wherever found; Except where listed as Experimental Populations
Listing status:
Endangered
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Population location: U.S.A. (AL;The free-flowing reach of the Tennessee R. from the base of Wilson Dam downstream to the backwaters of Pickwick Reservoir [about 12 RM (19 km)] and the lower 5 RM [8 km] of all tributaries to this reach in Colbert and Lauderdale Cos., see 17.85(a))
Listing status:
Experimental Population, Non-Essential
- States/US Territories in which this population is known to or is believed to occur:
Alabama
- US Counties in which this population is known to or is believed to occur:
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Population location: U.S.A. (TN - specified portions of the French Broad and Holston Rivers; see 17.85(b)(1))
Listing status:
Experimental Population, Non-Essential
Federal Register Documents
Date | Citation Page | Title |
|---|
| 09/13/2007 |
72 FR 52434 52461 |
Establishment of Nonessential Experimental Population Status for 15 Freshwater Mussels, 1 Freshwater Snail, and 5 Fishes in the Lower French Broad River and in the Lower Holston River, Tennessee
|
| 06/13/2006 |
71 FR 34196 34230 |
Establishment of Nonessential Experimental Population Status for 15 Freshwater Mussels, 1 Freshwater Snail, and 5 Fishes in the Lower French Broad River and in the Lower Holston River, Tennessee; Proposed Rule
|
| 08/31/2004 |
69 FR 53136 53180 |
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Five Endangered Mussels in the Tennessee and Cumberland River Basins
|
| 05/24/2004 |
69 FR 29569 29570 |
Availability of the Recovery Plan for Five Freshwater Mussels-- Cumberland Elktoe (Alasmidonta atropurpurea), Oyster Mussel (Epioblasma capsaeformis), Cumberlandian Combshell (Epioblasma brevidens), Purple Bean (Villosa perpurpurea), and Rough Rabbitsfoot (Quadrula cylindrica strigillata)
|
| 06/03/2003 |
68 FR 33233 33282 |
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat for Five Endangered Mussels in the Tennessee and Cumberland River Basins
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| 04/22/2003 |
68 FR 19844 19845 |
Notice of Availability of an Agency Draft Recovery Plan for Five Freshwater Mussels--Cumberland Elktoe (Alasmidonta atropurpurea), Oyster Mussel (Epioblasma capsaeformis), Cumberlandian Combshell (Epioblasma brevidens), Purple Bean (Villosa perpurpurea), and Rough Rabbitsfoot (Quadrula cylindrica strigillata)--for Review and Comment
|
| 08/21/2001 |
66 FR 43808 43809 |
ETWP; Establishment of Nonessential Experimental Population Status for 16 Freshwater Mussels and 1 Freshwater Snail (Anthony's Riversnail) in the Free-Flowing Reach of the Tennessee River below the Wilson Dam, Colbert and Lauderdale Counties, AL; Correction
|
| 06/14/2001 |
66 FR 32250 32264 |
ETWP; Establishment of Nonessential Experimental Population Status for 16 Freshwater Mussels and 1 Freshwater Snail (Anthony's Riversnail) in the Free-Flowing Reach of the Tennessee River below the Wilson Dam, Colbert and Lauderdale Counties, AL
|
| 05/27/1999 |
64 FR 28779 28791 |
ETWP; Proposed Establishment of Nonessential Experimental Population Status for Sixteen Freshwater Mussels (Alabama
|
| 01/10/1997 |
62 FR 1647 1658 |
ETWP; Determination of Endangered Status for the Cumberland Elktoe, Oyster Mussel, Cumberlandian Combshell, Purple Bean, and Rough Rabbitsfoot
|
Recovery
To learn more about critical habitat please see http://ecos.fws.gov/crithab
