Three of the four mussel species targeted for recovery by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are found in Illinois.
Sheepnose mussels, snuffbox mussels, and Spectaclecase mussels are included in a plan drafted by USFWS to save imperiled mussels protected under the Endangered Species Act. The other species in the plan is the rayed bean mussel.
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