OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Bivalvia Pterioida Isognomonidae 

Isognomon (Isognomon) californicum (Conrad, 1837)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Perna californica Conrad, 1837
   Perna hawaiiensis Pease, 1871

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: Hawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)

Keywords

salinity: brackish [ from dense beds attached to the substrate at the tide line in brackish water ]
substrate: rocks [ epifaunally attached to rocks ]

References

 Coan, E.V., Valentich Scott, P. & Bernard, F.R. 2000. p.195 [ incorrect type locality, actually Hawaii, as Isognomon californiensis ]  Type locality
 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.520 [ Synonymy; distribution; biology and ecology; as Isognomon californicum ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Loboconcha
          Bivalvia
            Pteriomorphia
              Pterioida
                Pterioidea
                  Isognomonidae Woodring, 1925
                    Isognomon Lightfoot, 1786
                      Isognomon (Isognomon) Lightfoot, 1786
                        Isognomon (Isognomon) californicum (Conrad, 1837)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=56102) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-11-08. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-06-05.