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Family: Isognomonidae tree oysters



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16 species (see list below)
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Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 7.2 cm DL
Isognomon alatus (Gmelin, 1791)

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Isognomon alatus
[Flat tree-oyster]
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Isognomon anomioides
[]

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Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 3.5 cm DL
Isognomon bicolor (Adams, 1845)

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Isognomon bicolor
[Bicolor purse-oyster]
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Isognomon californicum
[]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm SHL
Isognomon ephippium (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Isognomon ephippium
[Saddle tree oyster]
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Isognomon incisum
[]

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Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm ShL
Isognomon isognomum (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Isognomon isognomum
[Wader tree oyster]
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Isognomon janus
[Thin purse-oyster]
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Isognomon legumen
[Pod tree oyster]
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Isognomon marsupialis
[]
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Isognomon nucleus
[]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm ShL
Isognomon perna (Linnaeus, 1767)

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Isognomon perna
[Rayed tree oyster]
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Isognomon radiatus
[Radial purse-oyster]
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Isognomon recognitus
[Purple purse-oyster]
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Max. Length 1.6 cm DL
 
Isognomon vulselloides
[]
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Max. Length 1.6 cm TL
 
Parviperna nucleus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Isognomon alatus Flat tree-oyster Western Atlantic. 7.2 DL 1791
Isognomon anomioides Indo-Pacific. 1858
Isognomon bicolor Bicolor purse-oyster Western Atlantic. 3.5 DL 1845
Isognomon californicum Eastern Central Pacific 1837
Isognomon ephippium Saddle tree oyster Indo-West Pacific 14 SHL 1758
Isognomon incisum Eastern Pacific. 1837
Isognomon isognomum Wader tree oyster Indo-Pacific 15 ShL 1758
Isognomon janus Thin purse-oyster Eastern Pacific. 1857
Isognomon legumen Pod tree oyster Indo-Pacific. 1790
Isognomon marsupialis Northwest Pacific 1798
Isognomon nucleus Indo-Pacific. 1819
Isognomon perna Rayed tree oyster Indo-West Pacific 7.5 ShL 1767
Isognomon radiatus Radial purse-oyster Western Atlantic. 1839
Isognomon recognitus Purple purse-oyster Eastern Pacific. 1895
Isognomon vulselloides Western Atlantic. 1.6 DL 2001
Parviperna nucleus Indo-Pacific. 1.6 TL 1819



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