Missouri Department of Conservation
HIGGINS EYE

Summary information for HIGGINS EYE

Common Name
HIGGINS EYE
Scientific Name
LAMPSILIS HIGGINSI
Status
FEDERAL ENDANGERED, INDICATOR, NONGAME, SENSITIVE, STATE ENDANGERED, STATE RANK S1, GLOBAL RANK G1
Primary Habitat
"Undetermined"
Preferred Habitat
"Occur in large rivers with water up to 40 feet deep."
Distribution
"No recent records from Missouri. Formerly found in Mississippi river near Louisiana, Missouri and upstream *01*. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lists distribution as Mississippi R. upstream of lock and dam 20. Clark and Lewis counties border that section of river *11*."
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