Biology:Isognomon perna
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Pteriida |
| Family: | Isognomonidae |
| Genus: | Isognomon |
| Species: | I. perna
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| Isognomon perna (Linnaeus, 1767)
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Isognomon perna, the brown purse shell or rayed tree oyster, is a bivalve in the family Isognomonidae common in the Indo-Pacific including Hawaii.[1][2]
Description
Isognoma perna colors range from a brown or light-yellow purse shell to beige with a brown striped pattern and resembles a miniature clam.[3]
Distribution
Commonly found in the Indo-Pacific, including Hawaii, Western Polynesia, Eastern Polynesia, North to Japan Eastern to Southern Africa, New Caledonia, and Society Islands.[4][5]
Habitat
Isognomon perna live at depths of 0-20m in tropical climates; byssally attach to rocks, reef flats, or the underside of boulders.[1] Commonly found under rocks in shallow water and arranged one on top of the other.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 MolluscaBase (2023). "Isognomon perna (Linnaeus, 1767)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208470.
- ↑ "Brown Purse Shell, Isognomon perna". https://www.marinelifephotography.com/marine/mollusks/bivalves/isognomon-perna.htm.
- ↑ "Isognomon perna" (in en-US). https://coe.hawaii.edu/opihi/organisms/isognomon-perna/.
- ↑ "Isognomon perna, Rayed tree oyster". https://www.sealifebase.se/summary/Isognomon-perna.html.
- ↑ "Isognomon perna (Linnaeus, 1767) - Brown purse oyster / shell (Marine bivalve images)". https://www.aphotomarine.com/bivalve_isognomon_perna.html.
- ↑ Hoover, John (2006). Hawai'i's Sea Creatures. A guide to Hawai'i's Marine Invertebrates.. ISBN 1-56647-220-2.
Wikidata ☰ Q13370999 entry
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