User:Makana V/Isognomon californicus

Comments by A. Faucci (Apr 3, 2024):

You still got lots to work on your before copying it over to the main article next week:


 * Make sure you combine what is already on Wikipedia about yoru species with your new info and divide it into the following sections: Description, Distribution, Habitat.
 * Make sure you use the Wikipedia formatting: section headings should be in Heading format (see the Paragraph drop-down menu)
 * Make sure your sentences are all in perfect English and grammar and are easily understandable for a worldwide audience.
 * Make sure all your scientific species names are in italics, the genus is written out at the beginning of a sentence.
 * Link each sentence to a reference using the "cite function (see respective training on How to add Citations).
 * Include 5 sources (you current one does not work as it is already part of the current article).


 * 1) Isognomon californicus, the black purse shell or nahawele, is a species of Hawaiian 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 because this species exists in Hawai'i.  It is a member of the isognomonidae family is a species of mollusk found predominantly in Hawaii. This species of mollusk is most abundant near the islands of Maui and Hawai’i island. These shells are found in brackish environments in crevices near or around the high tide line. The Black Purse Shell often looks flat, thin, and irregular measuring around an inch and a half with a flakey exterior and pearly interior. This species is close in relation to pearl oysters. Known to live on rocks in dense clusters its ability to clench shut quickly along with its valves are thought to be the hands by which it takes its food. Given the identification of californicus on accident the black purse shell is actually endemic to Hawaii and is also given the name Kio Nawahele References
 * 2) MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Isognomon californicum (Conrad, 1837). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=507049 on 2020-09-26
 * 1) MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Isognomon californicum (Conrad, 1837). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=507049 on 2020-09-26