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Family: Isognomonidae tree oysters



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16 species (see list below)
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Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 7.2 cm DL
Isognomon alatus(Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Isognomon alatus
[Flat tree-oyster]
No picture found
 
Isognomon anomioides
[]

Coltro, Marcus

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

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Isognomon bicolor
[Bicolor purse-oyster]
No picture found
 
Isognomon californicum
[]

FAO

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

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Isognomon ephippium
[Saddle tree oyster]
No picture found
 
Isognomon incisum
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

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

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Isognomon isognomum
[Wader tree oyster]
No picture found
 
Isognomon janus
[Thin purse-oyster]
No picture found
 
Isognomon legumen
[Pod tree oyster]
No picture found
 
Isognomon marsupialis
[]
No picture found
 
Isognomon nucleus
[]

FAO

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

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Isognomon perna
[Rayed tree oyster]
No picture found
 
Isognomon radiatus
[Radial purse-oyster]
No picture found
 
Isognomon recognitus
[Purple purse-oyster]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.6 cm DL
 
Isognomon vulselloides
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.6 cm TL
 
Parviperna nucleus
[]


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