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epioblasma torulosa gubernaculum
12-22-2016

Epioblasma torulosa gubernaculum

Epioblasma torulosa gubernaculum 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. Epioblasma torulosa, commonly called the tubercled blossom, is a species of freshwater mussel, a mollusk in the family Unionidae. It is native to eastern North America, where it is considered endangered in both Canada and the United States.This species exhibits variable shell characteristics across its geographic range. It is unclear whether this is best understood as ecophenotypic variation, various subspecies, or a complex of closely related but genetically isolated species. Due to the extinction of three of the four subspecies often included, resolution of this question will be difficult. The most modern approach is to treat E. torulosa as a species with three subspecies, and separate out the closely related Epioblasma cincinnatiensis as a full species.

Detailed information
Full Name: Green blossom (Epioblasma torulosa gubernaculum)
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 Southeast Region (Region 4) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Green blossom, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Tennessee , Virginia
  • US Counties in which the Green blossom, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
Recovery
No critical habitat rules have been published for the Green blossom.
Date
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Plan Action Status
Plan Status
07/09/1984 Green-blossom Pearly Mussel View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
07/09/1984 Green-blossom Pearly Mussel View Implementation Progress Final
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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
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Title
09/21/2007 Green-blossom, Turgid-blossom, and Yellow-blossom pearly mussels 5-Year Review
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