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Overview

Characteristics
Overview

The Canoe Creek clubshell is a freshwater mussel known only from the Big Canoe Creek Watershed, a western tributary to the Coosa River in St. Clair and Etowah counties, Alabama.

Scientific Name

Pleurobema athearni
Common Name
Canoe Creek Clubshell
FWS Category
Clams
Kingdom
Animalia

Location in Taxonomic Tree

Genus
Pleurobema
Species
Pleurobema athearni

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Habitat

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Habitat

River or Stream

A natural body of running water.

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Physical Characteristics

Characteristics
Size & Shape

It is a medium-sized mussel up to 3.8 inches (97 mm) in length, with a moderately thick shell.

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Life Cycle

Characteristics
Life Cycle

From late spring to early summer, females release packages, called conglutinates, of parasitic larvae or glochidia that will hopefully come into contact with minnows in the genus Cyprinella which will be able to host the larvae until they reach the juvenile life stage and settle into stream bottoms to begin a sedentary lifestyle.

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Listing

Sep 27, 2011

Sep 27, 2011 Listing (Substantial)
Partial 90-Day Finding on a Petition To List 404 Species in the Southeastern United States as Endang…
  • Publication type: 90 day petition finding
View Federal Register Document
Item 1

Critical Habitat

Nov 3, 2020

Nov 3, 2020 Critical Habitat
Endangered Species Status for the Canoe Creek Clubshell and Designation of Critical Habitat
  • Publication type: Proposed
View Federal Register Document
Item 2

Listing

Nov 3, 2020

Nov 3, 2020 Listing (Endangered)
Endangered Species Status for the Canoe Creek Clubshell and Designation of Critical Habitat
  • Publication type: Proposed
View Federal Register Document
Item 3

Listing

Nov 3, 2020

Nov 3, 2020 Listing (Warranted)
Endangered Species Status for the Canoe Creek Clubshell and Designation of Critical Habitat
  • Publication type: 12m petition finding
View Federal Register Document
Item 4

Critical Habitat

Jul 6, 2022

Jul 6, 2022 Critical Habitat
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the Canoe Creek Clubshe…
  • Publication type: Final
View Federal Register Document
Item 5

Listing

Jul 6, 2022

Jul 6, 2022 Listing (Endangered)
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the Canoe Creek Clubshe…
  • Publication type: Final
View Federal Register Document
Item 6

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