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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule for Pyramid Pigtoe

The Fish and Wildlife Service published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on March 26, 2024.

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What the agency says

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), withdraw the September 7, 2021, proposed rule to list the pyramid pigtoe (Pleurobema rubrum), a freshwater mussel, as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended. This withdrawal is based on new information we received following publication of the proposed rule that indicates the pyramid pigtoe is not a valid listable entity under the Act. In 2023, a comprehensive genetic analysis throughout the range of the pyramid pigtoe (P. rubrum) and round pigtoe (P. sintoxia) mussels concluded that the two mussels are conspecific and that pyramid pigtoe is not a valid taxon. Individuals previously assigned to P. rubrum are now considered to be P. sintoxia, a wide- ranging common species. Because we are withdrawing the proposal to list the pyramid pigtoe, we are also withdrawing the associated proposed rule issued under section 4(d) of the Act.

Key facts

Document number
2024-06221
Type
Proposed rule
Action
Proposed rule; withdrawal
Agency
Interior Department; Fish and Wildlife Service
Published
March 26, 2024
Dates
The proposed rule that published on September 7, 2021 (86 FR 49989), to list the pyramid pigtoe as a threatened species with a rule issued under section 4(d) of the Act, is withdrawn on March 26, 2024.
Docket
Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2021-0092; FXES1111090FEDR-245-FF09E21000
Regulation ID (RIN)
1018-BF43
Code of Federal Regulations
50 CFR 17
Pages
2

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