Isognomon californicus

Isognomon californicus, the black purse shell or nahawele, is a species of Hawaiian bivalve in the family Isognomonidae.[2] It was first formally named in 1837 by Timothy Abbott Conrad as Perna californica.[1] Despite the name being closely named after California, this is misleading because this species exists in Hawai'i.[3]

Isognomon californicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Pteriida
Family: Isognomonidae
Genus: Isognomon
Species:
I. californicus
Binomial name
Isognomon californicus
(Conrad, 1837)
Synonyms[1]
  • Perna californica Conrad, 1837
  • Perna hawaiiensis Pease, 1871
  • Perna vitrea Reeve, 1858

References
  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Isognomon californicum (Conrad, 1837). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=507049 on 2020-09-26
  2. "Marine Invertebrates Bivalves" (PDF). Hawaii's Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy.
  3. Thaanum, D. (1927). "Foreign shells imported into the Hawaiian Islands". The Nautilus. 40: 133––134.


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