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Pod tree oyster

Isognomon legumen (Gmelin, 1791)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The pod tree oyster (Isognomon legumen) is a species in the family Isognomonidae, order Ostreida.

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Quick facts about the pod tree oyster

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the pod tree oyster live?

Not recorded

Is the pod tree oyster endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the pod tree oyster classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderOstreida
  5. familyIsognomonidae
  6. genusIsognomon
  7. SpeciesIsognomon legumen (Gmelin, 1791)

Synonyms Isognomon vulsella, Malleoperna intricata, Malleoperna intricata debilitata, Malleoperna paucidentata, Ostrea legumen, Ostrea perna, Perna caudata, Perna dactylus, Perna laticostata, Perna lentiginosa, Perna linguaeformis, Perna maillardi, Perna spengleri, Perna torva, Perna vulsella

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Irregular toothed oysterEnglish
  • מרית רחבת-שולייםHebrew
  • シロアオリJapanese
  • 白障泥蛤Chinese
  • 莢豆鉗蛤Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pod tree oyster

Other species in the same genus Isognomon.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pod tree oyster?

The pod tree oyster (Isognomon legumen) belongs to the family Isognomonidae in the order Ostreida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pod tree oyster (Isognomon legumen). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pod-tree-oyster

MLA

“Pod tree oyster (Isognomon legumen).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pod-tree-oyster.

BibTeX
@misc{pod_tree_oyster_2026,
  title = {Pod tree oyster (Isognomon legumen)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pod-tree-oyster},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}