Isognomon californicus

Isognomon californicus

Classification

Class: Bivalvia
Order: Ostreida
Family: Isognomonidae

Isognomon californicus, the black purse shell or nahawele in Hawaiian, is a species of bivalve in the family Isognomonidae. It was first formally named in 1837 by Timothy Abbott Conrad as Perna californica. Despite the name being closely named after California, this is misleading as this species is endemic to Hawaii.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 221

Sources and credits

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Isognomon californicus

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