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epioblasma obliquata obliquata
12-22-2016

Epioblasma obliquata obliquata

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Detailed information
Full Name: purple cat's paw (Epioblasma obliquata obliquata)
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:N/A
Species Group:Clams
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 07/10/1990 Great Lakes-Big Rivers Region (Region 3) Wherever found; Except where listed as Experimental Populations
Experimental Population, Non-Essential 06/14/2001 Great Lakes-Big Rivers Region (Region 3) 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))
  • Population location: Wherever found; Except where listed as Experimental Populations

    Listing status:  Endangered

    • States/US Territories in which this population is known to or is believed to occur:  Kentucky , Ohio
    • US Counties in which this population is known to or is believed to occur:  View All
  • 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 , Illinois , Kentucky , Ohio
    • US Counties in which this population is known to or is believed to occur:  View All
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