FWS Lists Freshwater Mussels as Endangered, Threatened
The Fish and Wildlife Service is issuing a final rule listing six species of freshwater mussels found in Texas -- the Guadalupe fatmucket (Lampsilis bergmanni), Texas fatmucket (Lampsilis bracteata), Guadalupe orb (Cyclonaias necki), Texas pimpleback (Cyclonaias [Quadrula] petrina), Balcones spike…
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(Fusconaia (Quincuncina) iheringi), and false spike (Fusconaia [Quincuncina] mitchelli), as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. It also listed another Texas freshwater mussel, the Texas fawnsfoot (Truncilla macrodon), as threatened, with a 4(d) rule for this species that prohibits importation and exportation without a permit. New and export reimport strictions set by the agency’s final rule take effect July 5.