12-22-2016

Fusconaia cuneolus

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Detailed information

Full Name: Finerayed pigtoe (Fusconaia cuneolus)

Where found: 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))

Critical Habitat:N/A

Species Group:Clams

Current listing status

Status	Date Listed	Lead Region	Where Listed
Endangered	06/14/1976	Southeast Region (Region 4)	Wherever found; Except where listed as Experimental Populations
Experimental Population, Non-Essential	06/14/2001	Southeast Region (Region 4)	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))
Experimental Population, Non-Essential	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))

Population location: Wherever found; Except where listed as Experimental Populations

Listing status: Endangered
- States/US Territories in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: Alabama , Tennessee , Virginia
- US Counties in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: View All
- USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur: Fern Cave 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 or is believed to occur: Alabama
- US Counties in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: View All
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

Federal register documents

Date	Citation Page	Title
09/13/2007	72 FR 52434 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
07/28/2006	71 FR 42871 42872	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Review of 19 Southeastern Species
06/13/2006	71 FR 34196 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
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 Establishment of Nonessential Experimental Population Status for Sixteen Freshwater Mussels (Alabama
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

No critical habitat rules have been published for the Finerayed pigtoe.

Date	Title	Plan Action Status	Plan Status
09/19/1984	Fine-Rayed Pigtoe Pearly Mussel	View Implementation Progress	Final

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 Establishment of Nonessential Experimental Population Status for Sixteen Freshwater Mussels (Alabama

Date	Title	Plan Action Status	Plan Status
09/19/1984	Fine-Rayed Pigtoe Pearly Mussel	View Implementation Progress	Final

Date	Citation Page	Title	Document Type
07/28/2006	71 FR 42871 42872	Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Review of 19 Southeastern Species	Notice 5-year Review, Initiation

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