Species Profile
Environmental Conservation Online System

Green blossom (Epioblasma torulosa gubernaculum)

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Unionoida
Family: Unionidae

Listing Status:   

Lead Region:  Southeast Region (Region 4)
Date Listed: Jun 14, 1976

  • States/US Territories in which the Green blossom is known to occur:  Tennessee , Virginia

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 2 of 2 )
Date Citation Page Title
06/14/1976 41 FR 24062 24067 Endangered Status for 159 Taxa of Animals; 41 FR 24062 24067
09/26/1975 40 FR 44392 44333 CITES: Proposed Endangered Status for 216 Species on Convention Appendix I; 40 FR 44392 44333

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search
Current Recovery Plan(s)
Date Title Plan Action Status Plan Status
07/09/1984 Green-blossom Pearly Mussel View Implementation Progress Final
Five Year Review
Date Title
09/21/2007 Green-blossom, Turgid-blossom, and Yellow-blossom pearly mussels 5-Year Review

» Critical Habitat

No critical habitat rules have been published for the Green blossom.

» Conservation Plans

Candidate Conservation Agreements (CCA): (learn more) (Showing 3 of 3 )
CCA Plan Summaries
Chucky madtom (Ballard)
Chucky madtom (Cruey)
Chucky madtom (Weems)

» Petitions

No petition findings have been published for the Green blossom.

» Life History

No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.

» Other Resources

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Last updated: November 22, 2009