Species Profile
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Fat pocketbook (Potamilus capax)

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 Fat pocketbook is known to occur:  Arkansas , Illinois , Indiana , Kentucky , Louisiana , Mississippi , Missouri
  • USFWS Refuges in which the Fat pocketbook is known to occur:  PATOKA RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
  • For more information:  http://ecos.fws.gov/docs/life_histories/F00T.html

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 3 of 3 )
Date Citation Page Title
08/02/2007 72 FR 42425 42426 5-Year Review of Nine Southeastern Species
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
11/14/1989 Fat Pocketbook Pearly Mussel View Implementation Progress Final
Other Recovery Documents (Showing 1 of 1 )
Date Citation Page Title Document Type
08/02/2007 72 FR 42425 42426 5-Year Review of Nine Southeastern Species
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation

    • » Critical Habitat

    No critical habitat rules have been published for the Fat pocketbook.

    » Conservation Plans

    No conservation plans have been created for Fat pocketbook

    » Petitions

    No petition findings have been published for the Fat pocketbook.

    » 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