Isognomon bicolor

Bicolor purse oyster
Baumauster
Mangrove-oester
Huître des mangroves
Ostra des los manglares

Distribution

The tropical Atlantic

Substrate and environment

Exclusively a marine species
Generally, the species is found in mangrove, sometimes attached to roots
The species is generally observed on the reef or near it.
The species is generally attached to its substrate
The species can be found between 3 and 20 Meters.
Common species.

General behaviour of the species

Lives in large groups

General characteristics of the species

Maximum size : 7 cm
The animal feeds on plankton or small organisms.
The shell is covered with algae

Relationship with humans

The species can be eaten but is of no particular culinary interest