| Isognomon | |
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| Live Isognomon sp. under a rock in Kona District, Hawaii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Pterioida |
| Family: | Isognomonidae |
| Genus: | Isognomon Lightfoot, 1786 |
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Isognomon is a genus of marine bivalve mollusks which are related to the pearl oysters.
Some of the species in the genus are known as tree oysters because they are edible, and grow on mangrove roots.[1]