Bivalvia | Unionida | Unionoidea | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Dromus

species Dromus dromas (Lea, 1834): specimens

3 available nominal species synonyms (4 total synonyms)

Recent Taxonomic Opinions

Dromus dromas — Graf & Cummings (2007), Williams et al. (2008), Serb & Barnhart (2008), Bogan (2010), Cummings & Graf (2010), ... Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023), FMCS (2025), Campbell & Lydeard (2026)
Dromus dromas dromas — ITIS (2012)
Dromus dromas caperatus — ITIS (2012)

Range

Tennessee and Cumberland rivers, USA. (North America: NA2)

Map of Georeferenced Specimens

specimens map of Dromus dromas

MUSSELp Specimen Records

Type Specimens

image of lot ANSP_41153
ANSP_41153
[no locality available - North America]
holotype
Unio abacoides Haldeman, 1846

image of lot USNM_84305
USNM_84305
Clinch R., E. Tenn.
type
Unio caperatus Lea, 1845

image of lot USNM_25852
USNM_25852
Tennessee
paratype
Unio dromas Lea, 1834

GenBank Vouchers

Georeferenced GenBank Vouchers

USA

UAUC_1506. (ND1: AY158750, go to GenBank) Clinch R., Hancock Co., Tennessee.

UAUC_3156. (16S: AY655033, COI: AY654993, ND1: AY655091, ND1: JF326439, go to GenBank) Powell River, McDowell Shoal, Hancock Co. TN.