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Isognomon californicus in life
In life — Black purse shell, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) smithsonian_marinegeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by smithsonian_marinegeo
BPBM GBIF 4979264893Malacology

Isognomon californicus

Black purse shell

As recorded: Isognomon californicus (Conrad, 1837)

Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Ostreida › Isognomonidae

Collected by
R.C. DeFelice and S.L. ColesStephen L. Coles →Ralph C. DeFelice →
Locality
Kewalo Basin; McWayne's Marine Supply
Island
Oʻahu
Region
United States
Coordinates
21.2930, -157.8554
Depth
2 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
5 Bishop specimens of Isognomon californicusSpecies page ›

Where it was collected

Cite this specimen

Isognomon californicus. BPBM GBIF 4979264893. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4979264893. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/gbif-4979264893.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Coordinates were rounded by GBIF
  • Longitude sign looks reversed

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