Taxonomy
Domain: Eukaryota – Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
Kingdom: Animalia- Linnaeus, 1758
Subkingdom: Bilateria – Hatschek, 1888; Cavalier-Smith, 1983
Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca- Linnaeus, 1758; Cuvier, 1795
Class: Bivalvia – Linnaeus, 1758
Subclass: Metabranchia
Superorder: Filibranchia
Order: Pteriomorpha/ Pterioida- Newell, 1965
Suborder: Pteriina – Newell, 1965
Superfamily: Pterioidea – Gray, 1847
Family: Isognomonidae- Woodring, 1925
Genus: Isognomon – Solander in Lightfoot, 1786
Scientific name- Isognomon isognomon – Crampton, 1988