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Overview

The clubshell is a small to medium size (up to 3 inches long) freshwater mussel that was listed as endangered, without critical habitat, in 1993 (58 FR 5638-5642). Its shell exterior is yellow to brown with bright green blotchy rays and shell interior is typically white. The shell is wedge shaped and solid, with a pointed and fairly high umbo.

Scientific Name

Pleurobema clava
Common Name
clubshell
FWS Category
Clams
Kingdom
Animalia

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Genus
Pleurobema
Species
Pleurobema clava

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Listing

Jun 18, 1992

Jun 18, 1992 Listing (Endangered)
ETWP; Proposal to List the Northern Riffleshell and the Clubshell Mussels as Endangered Species; 57F…
  • Publication type: Proposed
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Item 1

Listing

Jan 22, 1993

Jan 22, 1993 Listing (Endangered)
ETWP; Determination of Endangered Status for the Northern Riffleshell Mussel (Epioblasma torulosa ra…
  • Publication type: Final
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Item 2

Experimental Pop Designation (10j)

May 27, 1999

May 27, 1999 Experimental Pop Designation (10j) (Non-essential)
ETWP; Proposed Establishment of Nonessential Experimental Population Status for Sixteen Freshwater M…
  • Publication type: Proposed
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Item 3

Experimental Pop Designation (10j)

May 27, 1999

May 27, 1999 Experimental Pop Designation (10j) (Non-essential)
ETWP; Proposed Establishment of Nonessential Experimental Population Status for Sixteen Freshwater M…
  • Publication type: Final
View Federal Register Document
Item 4

Experimental Pop Designation (10j)

May 27, 1999

May 27, 1999 Experimental Pop Designation (10j) (Non-essential)
ETWP; Proposed Establishment of Nonessential Experimental Population Status for Sixteen Freshwater M…
  • Publication type: Proposed
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Item 5

Experimental Pop Designation (10j)

Jun 14, 2001

Jun 14, 2001 Experimental Pop Designation (10j) (Non-essential)
ETWP; Establishment of Nonessential Experimental Population Status for 16 Freshwater Mussels and 1…
  • Publication type: Final
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Item 6

Experimental Pop Designation (10j)

Jun 14, 2001

Jun 14, 2001 Experimental Pop Designation (10j) (Non-essential)
ETWP; Establishment of Nonessential Experimental Population Status for 16 Freshwater Mussels and 1…
  • Publication type: Final
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Item 7

Correction

Aug 21, 2001

Aug 21, 2001 Correction
ETWP; Establishment of Nonessential Experimental Population Status for 16 Freshwater Mussels and 1…
  • Publication type: Notice
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Item 8

Five Year Review

Apr 21, 2006

Apr 21, 2006 Five Year Review (Information Solicitation)
Initiation of a 5-Year Review of Nine Listed Species: the Purple Bean (Villosa perpurpurea), Clubshe…
  • Publication type: Notice
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Item 9

Five Year Review

Jun 8, 2011

Jun 8, 2011 Five Year Review (Information Solicitation)
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of Nine Species: Purple…
  • Publication type: Notice
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Item 10

Five Year Review

Aug 8, 2018

Aug 8, 2018 Five Year Review (Information Solicitation)
Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 19 Northeastern Species
  • Publication type: Notice
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Item 11

Five Year Review

Jan 8, 2024

Jan 8, 2024 Five Year Review (Information Solicitation)
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of Five Northeastern Spe…
  • Publication type: Notice
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