BPBM 264659Malacology

Isognomon legumen

Irregular Toothed Oyster

Animalia › Mollusca › Isognomonidae

Collected by: DeFelice & Coles; Coles, S.Stephen L. Coles →Ralph C. DeFelice →
Date: January 18, 2001
Locality: Hawaiian Islands; Oahu; Waikiki; Sta. 6; 100' Wreck
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

38 Bishop specimens of Isognomon legumen · collected 1910–2008Species page ›

Collected the same day

On January 18, 2001, DeFelice & Coles; Coles, S. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Isognomon legumen observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 2001. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2017-05-30.

2017-05-30

Kaneohe Bay, off N tip of Mokapu base

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2017-05-28

Kaneohe Bay,outside reef N end of Bay

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2017-05-27

Kaneohe Bay, N of Kapapa Island

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Cite this specimen

Isognomon legumen. BPBM 264659. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37282262. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/264659.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37282262 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026