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12-22-2016

Pleurobema curtum

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Pleurobema curtum, the black clubshell or Curtus’s mussel, a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.The shell of the black clubshell (Pleurobema curtum) is about 2 in (5.1 cm) long and varies in color from light green in young mussels to a dark greenish-brown in older ones. The shell is subtriangular and inflated in front. The thin inner shell surface is an iridescent bluish Pleurobema curtum, the black clubshell or Curtus’s mussel, a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species is endemic to the United States

This species is endemic to the United States.

Detailed information
Full Name: Black clubshell (Pleurobema curtum)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Clams
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 04/07/1987 Southeast Region (Region 4) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Black clubshell, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Mississippi
  • US Counties in which the Black clubshell, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
Recovery
No critical habitat rules have been published for the Black clubshell.
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
11/14/1989 Tombigbee Mussels (5 spp.) View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
11/14/1989 Tombigbee Mussels (5 spp.) 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
09/08/2006 71 FR 53127 53129 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Review of 14 Southeastern Species
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
Date
Title
09/08/2015 Black Clubshell (Curtus? Pearly Mussel) (Pleurobema curtum) 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation
04/27/2009 Tombigbee RIver Mussels 5-Year Review
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