Species Profile
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ring pink (Obovaria retusa)

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

Listing Status:    and  

Population detail

The FWS is currently monitoring the following populations of the ring pink 

  • Population location: 
    Listing status:  Endangered
    • States/US Territories in which this population is known to occur:  Alabama , Indiana , Kentucky , Pennsylvania , Tennessee
    • USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur:  TENNESSEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
    • For more information:  http://ecos.fws.gov/docs/life_histories/F00S.html
  • Population location: U.S.A. (TN - specified portions of the French Broad and Holston Rivers; see 17.85(b)(1))
    Listing status:  Experimental Population, Non-Essential
Current Listing Status Summary
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
09/29/1989 Southeast Region (Region 4)
10/15/2007 Southeast Region (Region 4) U.S.A. (TN - specified portions of the French Broad and Holston Rivers; see 17.85(b)(1))

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 5 of 5 )
Date Citation Page Title
09/13/2007 72 FR 52433 52461 Establishment of Nonessential Experimental Population Status for 15 Freshwater Mussels, 1 Freshwater Snail, and 5 Fishes in the Lower French Broad River and in the Lower Holston River, Tennessee
07/28/2006 71 FR 42871 42872 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Review of 19 Southeastern Species
06/13/2006 71 FR 34195 34230 Establishment of Nonessential Experimental Population Status for 15 Freshwater Mussels, 1 Freshwater Snail, and 5 Fishes in the Lower French Broad River and in the Lower Holston River, Tennessee; Proposed Rule
09/29/1989 54 FR 40109 40112 ETWP; Designation of the Ring Pink Mussel as an Endangered Species; 54 FR 40109 40112
03/07/1989 54 FR 9529 9533 ETWP; Proposal to List the Golf Stick Pearly Mussel as an Endangered Species; 54 FR 9529 9533

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search
Current Recovery Plan(s)
Date Title Plan Action Status Plan Status
03/25/1991 Ring Pink (Mussel) View Implementation Progress Final
Other Recovery Documents (Showing 1 of 1 )
Date Citation Page Title Document Type
07/28/2006 71 FR 42871 42872 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Review of 19 Southeastern Species
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation

    • » Critical Habitat

    No critical habitat rules have been published for the ring pink.

    » Conservation Plans

    No conservation plans have been created for ring pink

    » Petitions

    No petition findings have been published for the ring pink.

    » Life History

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

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    Last updated: November 21, 2009