Species Profile
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Scaleshell mussel (Leptodea leptodon)

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

Listing Status:   

Lead Region:  Great Lakes-Big Rivers Region (Region 3)
Date Listed: Oct 9, 2001

  • States/US Territories in which the Scaleshell mussel is known to occur:  Arkansas , Missouri , Oklahoma
  • USFWS Refuges in which the Scaleshell mussel is known to occur:  NORTH DAKOTA WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 5 of 11 : view all)
Date Citation Page Title
10/04/2007 72 FR 56787 56788 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of Two Plant Species and Two Wildlife Species in the Midwest Region
08/06/2004 69 FR 47949 47950 Notice of Availablity of the Scaleshell Mussel (Leptodea leptodon) Draft Recovery Plan for Review and Comment
10/30/2001 66 FR 54807 54832 ETWP; Review of Plant and Animal Species That Are Candidates or Proposed for Listing as Endangered or Threatened,Annual Notice of Findings on Recycled Petitions, and Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions; Proposed Rule
10/09/2001 66 FR 51322 51339 ETWP; Determination of Endangered Status for the Scaleshell Mussel
11/29/1999 64 FR 66600 66601 ETWP; Notice of Public Hearing and Reopening of Comment Period on the Proposed Rule To List the Scaleshell Mussel as Endangered

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search
Current Recovery Plan(s)
Date Title Plan Action Status Plan Status
08/06/2004 Draft Recovery Plan for Scaleshell Mussel View Implementation Progress Draft
Other Recovery Documents (Showing 2 of 2 )
Date Citation Page Title Document Type
10/04/2007 72 FR 56787 56788 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of Two Plant Species and Two Wildlife Species in the Midwest Region
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
    • 08/06/2004 69 FR 47949 47950 Notice of Availablity of the Scaleshell Mussel (Leptodea leptodon) Draft Recovery Plan for Review and Comment
  • Notice Draft Recovery Plan Availability

    • » Critical Habitat

    No critical habitat rules have been published for the Scaleshell mussel.

    » Conservation Plans

    No conservation plans have been created for Scaleshell mussel

    » Petitions

    No petition findings have been published for the Scaleshell mussel.

    » Life History

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

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    Last updated: November 22, 2009