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12-22-2016

Pleuronaia dolabelloides

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Pleuronaia dolabelloides, the slab-sided naiadslab-sided pearly mussel, or slabside pearlymussel, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. This species was formerly classified under the genus Lexingtonia. Extant in a few tributaries, but extirpated from Tennessee River proper. Limited to shoal habitats. HIGH CONSERVATION CONCERN. Slabside Pearlymussel Pleuronaia dolabelloides. Rare. Endemic to Tennessee River system. Only extant populations are in Paint Rock River system and a short reach of Bear Creek, Colbert County. Found in shoal habitats. North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere. It can also be described as the northern subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea, and to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean. Because it is on the North American Tectonic Plate, Greenland is included as part of North America geographically. North America covers an area of about 24,709,000 square kilometers (9,540,000 square miles), about 16.5% of the Earth’s land area and about 4.8% of its total surface. North America is the third-largest continent by area, following Asia and Africa, and the fourth by population after Asia, Africa, and Europe. In 2013, its population was estimated at nearly 579 million people in 23 independent states, or about 7.5% of the world’s population. North America was reached by its first human populations during the last glacial period

This species is endemic to the Tennessee River system in the United States

Detailed information
Full Name: Slabside Pearlymussel (Pleuronaia dolabelloides)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Clams
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 10/28/2013 Southeast Region (Region 4) Wherever found
Federal register documents
Date
Citation Page
Title
09/26/2013 78 FR 59555 59620 Designation of Critical Habitat for the Fluted Kidneyshell and Slabside Pearlymussel; Final Rule
09/26/2013 78 FR 59269 59287 Endangered Species Status for the Fluted Kidneyshell and Slabside Pearlymussel
04/29/2013 78 FR 25041 25044 Endangered Status for the Fluted Kidneyshell and Slabside Pearlymussel and Designation of Critical Habitat
10/04/2012 77 FR 60803 60882 Endangered Species Status for the Fluted Kidneyshell and Slabside Pearlymussel and Designation of Critical Habitat: Proposed rule.
10/26/2011 76 FR 66370 66439 Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
11/10/2010 75 FR 69222 69294 Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions; Proposed Rule
11/09/2009 74 FR 57804 57878 Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
12/10/2008 73 FR 75176 75244 Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions; Proposed Rule
12/06/2007 72 FR 69034 69106 Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions; Proposed Rule
09/12/2006 71 FR 53756 53835 Review of Native Species That Are Candidates or Proposed for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions
Recovery
No recovery information is available for the Slabside Pearlymussel.
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
Status
09/26/2013 78 FR 59555 59620 Designation of Critical Habitat for the Fluted Kidneyshell and Slabside Pearlymussel; Final Rule Final Rule Final designated
10/04/2012 77 FR 60803 60882 Endangered Species Status for the Fluted Kidneyshell and Slabside Pearlymussel and Designation of Critical Habitat: Proposed rule. Proposed Rule Not Required
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
Status
09/26/2013 78 FR 59555 59620 Designation of Critical Habitat for the Fluted Kidneyshell and Slabside Pearlymussel; Final Rule Final Rule Final designated
10/04/2012 77 FR 60803 60882 Endangered Species Status for the Fluted Kidneyshell and Slabside Pearlymussel and Designation of Critical Habitat: Proposed rule. Proposed Rule Not Required
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