Species Profile
Environmental Conservation Online System

fanshell (Cyprogenia stegaria)

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

Listing Status:    and  

Population detail

The FWS is currently monitoring the following populations of the fanshell 

  • Population location: 
    Listing status:  Endangered
    • States/US Territories in which this population is known to occur:  Alabama , Illinois , Indiana , Kentucky , Ohio , Tennessee , Virginia , West Virginia
    • USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur:  OHIO RIVER ISLANDS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , OTTAWA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
    • For more information:  http://ecos.fws.gov/docs/life_histories/F02H.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
06/21/1990 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
07/29/2008 73 FR 43974 5-Year Status Review of 20 Southeastern Species
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
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
06/21/1990 55 FR 25591 25595 ETWP; Designation of the Freshwater Mussel, the Fanshell as an Endangered Species; 55 FR 25591 25595
10/02/1989 54 FR 40450 40454 ETWP; Proposal to List the Fanshell as an Endangered Species; 54 FR 40450 40454

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search
Current Recovery Plan(s)
Date Title Plan Action Status Plan Status
07/09/1991 Fanshell (Mussel) View Implementation Progress Final
Other Recovery Documents (Showing 1 of 1 )
Date Citation Page Title Document Type
07/29/2008 73 FR 43974 5-Year Status Review of 20 Southeastern Species
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation

    • » Critical Habitat

    No critical habitat rules have been published for the fanshell.

    » Conservation Plans

    No conservation plans have been created for fanshell

    » Petitions

    No petition findings have been published for the fanshell.

    » 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