Species Profile
Environmental Conservation Online System

clubshell (Pleurobema clava)

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

Listing Status:    and  

Population detail

The FWS is currently monitoring the following populations of the clubshell 

  • Population location: Entire Range; Except where listed as Experimental Populations
    Listing status:  Endangered
    • States/US Territories in which this population is known to occur:  Illinois , Indiana , Kentucky , Michigan , Ohio , Pennsylvania , West Virginia
    • USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur:  ERIE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
  • Population location: U.S.A. (AL;The free-flowing reach of the Tennessee R. from the base of Wilson Dam downstream to the backwaters of Pickwick Reservoir [about 12 RM (19 km)] and the lower 5 RM [8 km] of all tributaries to this reach in Colbert and Lauderdale Cos., see 17.85(a))
    Listing status:  Experimental Population, Non-Essential
    • States/US Territories in which this population is known to occur:  Alabama
    • USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur:  ERIE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
Current Listing Status Summary
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
01/22/1993 Northeast Region (Region 5) Entire Range; Except where listed as Experimental Populations
06/14/2001 Southeast Region (Region 4) AL; Free-Flowing Reach of the Tennessee River below the Wilson Dam, Colbert and Lauderdale Counties, AL

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 5 of 5 )
Date Citation Page Title
08/21/2001 66 FR 43808 43809 ETWP; Establishment of Nonessential Experimental Population Status for 16 Freshwater Mussels and 1 Freshwater Snail (Anthony's Riversnail) in the Free-Flowing Reach of the Tennessee River below the Wilson Dam, Colbert and Lauderdale Counties, AL; Correction
06/14/2001 66 FR 32250 32264 ETWP; Establishment of Nonessential Experimental Population Status for 16 Freshwater Mussels and 1 Freshwater Snail (Anthony's Riversnail) in the Free-Flowing Reach of the Tennessee River below the Wilson Dam, Colbert and Lauderdale Counties, AL
05/27/1999 64 FR 28779 28791 ETWP; Proposed Establishement of Nonessential Experimental Population Status for Sixteen Freshwater Mussels (Alabama
01/22/1993 58 FR 5638 5642 ETWP; Determination of Endangered Status for the Northern Riffleshell Mussel (Epioblasma torulosa rangiana) and the Clubshell Mussel (Pleurobema clava)
06/18/1992 57 FR 27203 27 ETWP; Proposal to List the Northern Riffleshell and the Clubshell Mussels as Endangered Species; 57FR 27203 27206
Most Recent Special Rule Publications (Showing 2 of 2 )
Date Citation Page Title
06/14/2001 66 FR 32250 32264 ETWP; Establishment of Nonessential Experimental Population Status for 16 Freshwater Mussels and 1 Freshwater Snail (Anthony's Riversnail) in the Free-Flowing Reach of the Tennessee River below the Wilson Dam, Colbert and Lauderdale Counties, AL
05/27/1999 64 FR 28779 28791 ETWP; Proposed Establishement of Nonessential Experimental Population Status for Sixteen Freshwater Mussels (Alabama

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search
Current Recovery Plan(s)
Date Title Plan Action Status Plan Status
09/21/1994 Clubshell/Northern Riffleshell (2 spp.) View Implementation Progress Final
Five Year Review
Date Title
09/11/2009 Clubshell completed 5-year review

» Critical Habitat

No critical habitat rules have been published for the clubshell.

» Conservation Plans

No conservation plans have been created for clubshell

» Petitions

No petition findings have been published for the clubshell.

» Life History

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

» Other Resources

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Last updated: November 21, 2009