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12-22-2016

Lampsilis streckeri

Lampsilis streckeri 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. Lampsilis streckeri, the speckled pocketbook, is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. It is endemic to Arkansas in the United States, where it is threatened by habitat loss. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.

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Lampsilis streckeri, the speckled pocketbook, is a species of freshwater mussel in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. It is endemic to Arkansas in the United States, where it is threatened by habitat loss. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.

This mussel is about 8 centimeters long. It is dark yellow to brown and has chevron-shaped spots and chainlike rays. It is sexually dimorphic, the females being more rounded at the posterior.

When this species was placed on the Endangered Species List it was limited to a six-mile stretch of the Middle Fork of the Little Red River in Arkansas. The damming of the river to form the Greers Ferry Reservoir changed the hydrology of the river, altering the habitat.

Since its listing several additional populations have been discovered in the river

Detailed information
Full Name: Speckled pocketbook (Lampsilis streckeri)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Clams
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 02/28/1989 Southeast Region (Region 4) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Speckled pocketbook, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Arkansas
  • US Counties in which the Speckled pocketbook, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
  • Countries in which the the Speckled pocketbook, Wherever found is known to occur: United States
Recovery
No critical habitat rules have been published for the Speckled pocketbook.
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
01/02/1992 Speckled Pocketbook Mussel View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
01/02/1992 Speckled Pocketbook Mussel View Implementation Progress Final
Date
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
07/26/2005 70 FR 43171 43173 5-Year Review of 13 Southeastern Species
  • Notice 5-year Review
Date
Title
03/17/2015 Speckled Pocketbook (Lampsilis streckeri) 5-Year Review (2015)
01/09/2007 Speckled Pocketbook 5-year review
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