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Placuna
Placunidae, also known as windowpane oysters, windowpane shells, and Capiz shells, are a taxonomic family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks which are related to oysters and scallops.
This family is best known for the shells of the species Placuna placenta, which are translucent, and are commonly used in shellcraft production. In some cultures, they are cut into 2" x 2" and pressed by a 1/4" wood and are used as a form of light-admitting window. This shells are a bit reflective and are even used as room movable divider (partition).
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Windowpane Oyster
speciesPlacuna placenta

Placuna quadrangula
speciesPlacuna quadrangula

Saddle Window Shell
speciesPlacuna ephippium

Placuna lobata
speciesPlacuna lobata

Placuna vitream
speciesPlacuna vitream

Placuna aestuaria
speciesPlacuna aestuaria
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 50574.