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epioblasma florentina curtisii
12-22-2016

Epioblasma florentina curtisii

Epioblasma florentina curtisii 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 genus Epioblasma included 25 species & subspecies, and is the 4th largest genus of North American mussels. However, more than half of these are extinct and many others are endangered. At left is the last known living specimen of Epioblasma florentina curtisii, a male found in the Little Black River, Ripley Co. MO. in 1993. The oval shell of Curtis’ pearlymussel, Epioblasma florentina curtisii, is usually less than 1.5 in (3.8 cm) in length, with males being slightly larger than females. The valve end of the shell is bluntly pointed and biangular, the front smoothly rounded.

Detailed information
Full Name: Curtis pearlymussel (Epioblasma florentina curtisii)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Clams
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 06/14/1976 Great Lakes-Big Rivers Region (Region 3) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Curtis pearlymussel, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Arkansas , Missouri
  • US Counties in which the Curtis pearlymussel, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
Recovery
No critical habitat rules have been published for the Curtis pearlymussel.
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
02/04/1986 Curtis' Pearly Mussel View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
02/04/1986 Curtis' Pearly Mussel View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
07/08/2014 79 FR 38560 38562 Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of Nine Listed Animal and Two Listed Plant Species
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
07/26/2011 76 FR 44564 44566 5-Year Status Reviews of Seven Listed Species: Notice of initiation of reviews; request for information
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
09/21/2006 71 FR 55212 55214 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of a 5-Year Review of Curtis' Pearlymussel and Indiana Bat
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
Date
Title
03/02/2010 Curtis' Pearlymussel (Epioblasma florentina curtisii) 5-Year Review
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