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12-22-2016

Villosa fabalis

Villosa fabalis 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. Villosa fabalis, the rayed bean, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.

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This species lives in eastern North America. It is native to the drainages of the Ohio River, the Tennessee River, and the Great Lakes.

The Canadian Species at Risk Act listed it in the List of Wildlife Species at Risk as being endangered in Canada

Detailed information
Full Name: Rayed Bean (Villosa fabalis)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Clams
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 03/15/2012 Great Lakes-Big Rivers Region (Region 3) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Rayed Bean, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Indiana , Michigan , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania
  • US Counties in which the Rayed Bean, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
  • USFWS Refuges in which the Rayed Bean, Wherever found is known to occur: Erie National Wildlife Refuge
  • Countries in which the the Rayed Bean, Wherever found is known to occur: Canada
Federal register documents
Date
Citation Page
Title
02/14/2012 77 FR 8632 8665 Determination of Endangered Status for the Rayed Bean and Snuffbox Mussels Throughout Their Ranges: Final rule.
09/27/2011 76 FR 59836 59862 Partial 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List 404 Species in the Southeastern United States as Endangered or Threatened With Critical Habitat
11/02/2010 75 FR 67552 67583 Listing the Rayed Bean and Snuffbox as Endangered; 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
05/11/2005 70 FR 24870 24934 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 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; Proposed Rule
05/04/2004 69 FR 24876 24904 Review of 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
11/15/1994 59 FR 58982 59028 ETWP; Animal Candidate Review for Listing as Endangered or Threatened Species.
Recovery
No recovery information is available for the Rayed Bean.
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