Species Isognomon isognomum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Elongate Toothed Pearl Shell, Pacific Toothed Oyster
Compiler and date details
December 2010 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Des Beechey, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Type data:
Status unknown, 1087179, Indian Ocean.- Isognoma lignea Lightfoot, J. 1786. A Catalogue of the Portland Museum, lately the property of the Duchess Dowager of Portland: deceased which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Skinner and Co., etc. London viii, 194 pp. + 44 pp. [9] [new name for Ostrea isognomon Linnaeus].
- Vulsella aurita Humphrey, G. 1797. Museum Calonnianum : specification of the various articles which compose the magnificent museum of natural history collected by M. de Calonne in France and lately his property : consisting of an assemblage of the most beautiful and rare subjects in entomology, conchology, ornithology, mineralogy, &c. London : E. Bibl. Radcl. viii, 84 pp. [44] [new name for Ostrea isognomon Linnaeus].
- Isogonum norma Röding, P.F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturae quae olim collegerat Joa. Hamburg : Trappii 199 pp. [Date published September 1798] [168].
Type data:
Status unknown, South Seas (Cook Island). - Isogonum (Isogonum) gnomon Röding, P.F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturae quae olim collegerat Joa. Hamburg : Trappii 199 pp. [Date published September 1798] [168].
Type data:
Status unknown, Nicobar, Ceylon and Moluccas. - Perna femoralis Lamarck, J.B. 1819. Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 6(1) 343 pp. [Date published July 1819] [140].
- Perna canina Lamarck, J.B. 1819. Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 6(1) 343 pp. [Date published July 1819] [141].
- Perna fimbriata Reeve, L.A. 1858. Monograph of the genus Perna. pls 1-6 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve Vol. 11. [pl. 6, fig. 18].
- Perna patibulum Reeve, L.A. 1858. Monograph of the genus Perna. pls 1-6 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve Vol. 11. [pl. 6 fig. 19].
- Perna vespertilio Reeve, L.A. 1858. Monograph of the genus Perna. pls 1-6 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve Vol. 11. [pl. 6, fig. 26].
- Perna novohollandiae Clessin, S. 1890. Die Familie Malleacea. Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz Vol. 8(Part 1, Section 2): 1-72, pls 3-15d, 22-28 [34, pl. 10, fig. 2].
Type data:
Status unknown, New Holland [=Australia]. - Perna isognomon obliqua Martens, E.C. von 1894. Mollusken. pp. 81-96, Mit Tafel IV in Semon, R. Zoologische Forschungsreisen in Australien und dem Malayischen Archipel. Vol. 5 Systematik, Tiergeographie, Anatomie wirbelloser Tiere. Denkschriften der Medizinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena 8(I. Lieferung): 1-160 [94].
Type data:
Status unknown, Thursday Island, Queensland. - Perna isognomon brachyptera Martens, E.C. von 1894. Mollusken. pp. 81-96, Mit Tafel IV in Semon, R. Zoologische Forschungsreisen in Australien und dem Malayischen Archipel. Vol. 5 Systematik, Tiergeographie, Anatomie wirbelloser Tiere. Denkschriften der Medizinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena 8(I. Lieferung): 1-160 [94].
Type data:
Status unknown, Thursday Island, Queensland.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Generic Combinations
- Isognomon (Isognomon) attenuata (Reeve, 1858).
- Isognomen (sic) isognomum (Linnaeus, 1758). —
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [259, pl. 30, fig. 17] - Isognomon (Isognomon) isognomum (Linnaeus, 1758).
Introduction
There are additional synonyms listed by Huber (2010, CD-ROM lines 4655-4674) based on non-Australian specimens:
Ostrea isogonum Linnaeus, 1767
Perna isogona Bosc, 1801
Isognomon brevirostra Link, 1807
Perna tranquebarensis Leach, 1815 - India
Perna avicularis Lamarck, 1819 - no locality
Perna fimbriata Reeve, 1858 - Maluku
Perna patibalum Reeve, 1858 - No locality
Perna rudis Reeve, 1858 - No locality
Perna vulsella Reeve, 1858 (not Lamarck, 1819) - No locality
Perna aquila Clessin, 1890 - No locality
Perna rollei Clessin, 1890 - No locality
Perna flava Clessin, 1890 - No locality
Perna planulata Clessin, 1890 - No locality
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Tropical Indo-West Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, in mud, in sand, intertidal, marine, marine, shallow subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Coral, silt
General References
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [259, pl. 30, fig. 17]
Iredale, T. 1939. Mollusca. Part 1. British Museum (Natural History), London. Great Barrier Reef Expedition, 1928-29. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929 5(6): 209-425, pls 1-75 [320-321]
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109 [10]
Lamprell, K. & Healy, J. 1998. Bivalves of Australia. Leiden : Backhuys Publishers Vol. 2 288 pp. [106, fig. 256] (and 106, fig. 257 as Isognomon (Isognomon) attenuata (Reeve, 1858))
Maes, V.O. 1967. The littoral marine mollusks of Cocos-Keeling Islands (Indian Ocean). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 119: 93–217 [155]
McMichael, D.F. 1960. Shells of the Australian sea-shore. Brisbane : Jacaranda Press 127 pp., 287 figs. [Date published December] [22, fig. 12]
Oliver, P.G. 1992. Bivalved Seashells of the Red Sea. Wiesbaden : Verlage Christa Hemmen 330 pp. [67]
Satyamurti, S.T. 1956. Mollusca of Krusadai Is. II. Scaphopoda, Pelecypoda, and Cephalopoda. Bulletin of the Madras Government Museum, Natural History ns 1(no. 2, pt 7): 202 pp., 30 pls [46]
Wells, F.E. & Bryce, C.W. 1986. Seashells of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 207 pp. [156, pl. 59]
Yonge, C.M. 1968. Form and habit in species of Malleus (including the "hammer oysters") with comparative observations on Isognomon isognomon. Biological Bulletin 135: 378-405 [393-397]
Common Name References
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [259] (Elongate Toothed Pearl Shell)
Wilson, B. 2002. A handbook to Australian seashells on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney : Reed New Holland 185 pp. [42, pl. 43D] (Pacific Toothed Oyster)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2023 | BIVALVIA | 22-Aug-2023 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 13-Sep-2022 | BIVALVIA | 13-Sep-2022 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 11-Aug-2014 | 11-Aug-2014 | MOVED | ||
| 11-Aug-2014 | PTERIOIDEA | 18-Jun-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) |
| 11-Aug-2014 | 17-Nov-2010 | ADDED | ||
| 17-Nov-2010 | MODIFIED |