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Saddle tree oyster

Isognomon ephippium (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedmolluscs

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

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Quick facts about the saddle 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 saddle tree oyster live?

Not recorded

Is the saddle 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 saddle tree oyster classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderOstreida
  5. familyIsognomonidae
  6. genusIsognomon
  7. SpeciesIsognomon ephippium (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Isognomon spathulatus, Isogomon ephippium, Isogonum scapula, Melina ephippium, Melina periculosa, Ostrea ephippium, Pedalion spathulatum, Perna argillacea, Perna cumingii, Perna ephippium, Perna imbricata, Perna lamarckiana, Perna reeveana, Perna spathulata

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Round toothed oysterEnglish
  • různotvarka plocháCzech
  • マクガイJapanese
  • 부리말다래조개Korean
  • izognomon listovitýSlovak
  • 扁平鉗蛤Chinese
  • 馬鞍障泥蛤Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the saddle 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 saddle tree oyster?

The saddle tree oyster (Isognomon ephippium) 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). Saddle tree oyster (Isognomon ephippium). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/saddle-tree-oyster

MLA

“Saddle tree oyster (Isognomon ephippium).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/saddle-tree-oyster.

BibTeX
@misc{saddle_tree_oyster_2026,
  title = {Saddle tree oyster (Isognomon ephippium)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/saddle-tree-oyster},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}