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Placunidae
Sign in to savePlacunidae, 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.
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Vinony's link graph records 60 inbound references to Placunidae, and connects out to Mollusca, Bivalvia and windowpane oyster.
It sits within the topics Monogeneric bivalve families, Placunidae and Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque.
Vinony links it to 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassBivalvia
- OrderPectinida
- FamilyPlacunidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 110
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Placunidae
- Collections
- NMV, DMNH, AM, WAM
- Recorded in
- Australia, United States, Mexico, Repubblica Italiana, South Africa, Hellenic Republic, Malaysia, China
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Anomioidea
- Image
- Placuna placenta (MNHN-IM-2009-2413).jpeg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Placunidae
- taxon name
- Placunidae
- taxon rank
- family
- Commons category
- Placunidae
Sources (1)
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Description
- Reproduction
- Cultural usage
- Genera and species
- References
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).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Placunidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.