Isognomonidae is a
familyIn biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus...
of marine bivalve mollusks. They are related to the
pearl oysterPinctada is a genus of pearl oysters. These are saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Pinctada in the family Pteriidae...
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Isognomonidae is a
familyIn biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus...
of marine bivalve mollusks. They are related to the
pearl oysterPinctada is a genus of pearl oysters. These are saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Pinctada in the family Pteriidae...
s.
Some of the species in the family are known as
tree oysters because they are edible and grow on
mangroveMangroves are trees and shrubs that grow in saline coastal habitats in the tropics and subtropics – mainly between latitudes N and S. The saline conditions tolerated by various species range from brackish water, through pure seawater , to water of over twice the salinity of ocean seawater,...
roots.
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Taxonomy
- Crenatula
- Crenatula modiolaris Lamarck, 1819
- Isognomon
Isognomon is a genus of marine bivalve mollusks which are related to the pearl oysters.Some of the species in the genus are known as tree oysters because they are edible, and grow on mangrove roots.-Species within the genus Isognomon:...
Lightfoot, 1786