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Windowpane Oyster

Mollusks

The windowpane oyster, also called the window shell or jingle shell, is a bivalve marine mollusk in the family Placunidae. It is edible but valued more for its shell, which has been used for thousands of years as a substitute for glass because of its durability and translucence, and more recently in decorative items such as chandeliers and lampshades; in the Philippines the shell is known as capiz and is also used as a raw material for glue, chalk and varnish.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Filter Feeder 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 3
Scientific Name
Placuna placenta 1
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 5
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Bivalvia, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Windowpane Oyster

In Biome

Marine, Biomes
Source Wikipedia: Windowpane oyster
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Norway

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Windowpane oyster
Wikipedia
  • Wikidata Q3024105 (P225 taxon name)
  • Populations have been in decline because of destructive methods of fishing and gathering
  • Lead
    They consume plankton filtered from the water passing through their slightly opened shell; the oyster's shell closes when the bivalve is above water during low tide.
  • In Biome: Marine, Lead section
    The windowpane oyster, window shell, or jingle shell (Placuna placenta) is a bivalve marine mollusk in the family of Placunidae.
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. Wikidata: Windowpane Oyster
  • Wikidata Q3024105, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikipedia 'Windowpane oyster': populations have been in decline because of destructive methods of fishing and gathering
  • Child Taxon Of: Bivalvia, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Bivalvia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 43
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 43
"cites_listing":"I/II/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Mollusca","class":"Bivalvia","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Huîtres, Moules, Peignes","language":"FR"},{"name":"Clams And Mussels","language":"EN"},{"name":"Almejas, Mejillones","language":"ES"},{"name":"双壳纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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5. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Placuna placenta
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 5729483, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 5729483, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
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