Species Profile
Environmental Conservation Online System

Northern riffleshell (Epioblasma torulosa rangiana)

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

Listing Status:   

Lead Region:  Northeast Region (Region 5)
Date Listed: Jan 22, 1993

  • States/US Territories in which the Northern riffleshell is known to occur:  Indiana , Kentucky , Michigan , Ohio , Pennsylvania , West Virginia

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 2 of 2 )
Date Citation Page Title
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

» 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
09/01/2009 Northern Riffleshell completed 5-year review

» Critical Habitat

No critical habitat rules have been published for the Northern riffleshell.

» Conservation Plans

No conservation plans have been created for Northern riffleshell

» Petitions

No petition findings have been published for the Northern riffleshell.

» 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