Isognomon californicus, the black purse shell or nahawele in Hawaiian, is a species of bivalve in the family Isognomonidae. It was first formally named in 1837 by Timothy Abbott Conrad as Perna californica. Despite the name being closely named after California, this is misleading as this species is endemic to Hawaii.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Black purse shell being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Ostreida
- Family
- Isognomonidae
- Genus
- Isognomon
- Species
- Isognomon californicus
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