Howells Freshwater Mussels App

TEXAS FATMUCKET (Lampsilis bracteata)Threatened (legally) TPWD – Proposed USFWS• Endemic to streams and small rivers of the Texas Hill Country &Edwards Plateau.• Since 2004, only found alive in one stream in Runnels Co., one sitein Menard Co., two sites in Gillespie Co., and one site in Kerr Co.• A Tom Green County population was recently lost and survival of those inRunnels, Menard, and Kerr counties is doubtful.An additional population may be present in the Llano River (L.E. Burlakova, pers. comm.) but has not yet beenformally reported.