#Placuna
placuna pro dilectione mea, 2016 | rowan mersh
January 20, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Like transparent? The windowpane shell (aka capiz) is barely there! www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/mo...
Window-pane clam (Placuna sp.)
Fact sheet with photos on flora and fauna of Singapore's intertidal shores
www.wildsingapore.com
September 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM

#Placuna placenta? has a thin & translucent shell which is surprisingly hard They are used for various crafts & as alternatives for glass panes AKA #windowpane oysters This specimen has several external #borings made by #polydorid worms forming #mudblisters
November 17, 2024 at 6:12 PM
New Discoveries in Marine Biology as Two Windowpane Shell Species Identified by HKBU#Hong_Kong#Placuna#Marine_Species
New Discoveries in Marine Biology as Two Windowpane Shell Species Identified by HKBU
Researchers at Hong Kong Baptist University have found two previously unknown species of windowpane shells in local waters, adding to marine biodiversity knowledge.
third-news.com
December 16, 2024 at 8:46 AM
One becomes three: An integrative morphological and molecular analysis of the windowpane oyster Placuna (Bivalvia: Pectinida) reveals new species https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39247167/
September 10, 2024 at 8:19 PM
#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 6 April 2026: “kalannyun” (Maung)–“windowpane oyster; shoulder blade; money, cash” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
April 7, 2026 at 2:09 AM