windowpane oyster
capiz
Placuna placenta latin

The windowpane oysters are valued for their translucent shell.

Windowpane oysters are harvested for their translucent shells, which are used to make various kinds of decorative objects.

Family: Placunidae (windowpane oysters & saddle oysters)

The windowpane oyster (Placuna placenta) is a bivalve marine mollusk in the family of Placunidae.

Capiz shells, the shells of Placuna placenta, the windowpane oyster, are made into decorative objects such as lampshades, in Asia.

Besides, the Windowpane oyster, Mud crab, Mullet, Halfbeak and Green chromide are some of the estuarine fauna present in the marsh.

Placunidae, also known as windowpane oysters, windowpane shells, and kapis shells, are a taxonomic family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks which are related to oysters and scallops.

The Windowpane Oyster, often used to make lampshades, has been virtually eradicated from the seas surrounding the Philippines where the industry is based.

The second floor of the house was surrounded with rectangular capiz windows.

In this use the shell is known as capiz.

In the late 1990s, there was a growing demand for quality education in Capiz.

The walls had four windows of capiz and glass.

It also features high ceilings, and windows made of capiz shells.

It has windows made from capiz with wrought iron screens.

There are several varieties of dried fishes that can be found in Capiz.

Capiz grew into a bustling port and houses of stone were built.

She said most of Capiz's infrastructure had been destroyed and many houses "flattened to the ground."

The windows of the choir loft and the central window on the second floor have capiz shells.

The upper floor has large and wide windows made up of capiz shells which let the sunshine in if closed.

Its windows were made of large glass panels, instead from the traditional capiz windows.

The Capiz shell has a luster similar to mother of pearl shells.

Windows are either glass and capiz, which are retained on the upper part of the wall.

The confession room featured graphic tile patterns and traditional Capiz windows.

Romblon was last represented as part of the third district of Capiz in 1919.

The gallery was enclosed; with seven capiz windows.

In Samal, they propagated the pearl and capiz culture.

A Capiz shell lamp hangs in a corner.

It used to be the Capital of Capiz Province.

With this framework, he was also able to help double the production of crops and rice in Capiz by introducing second cropping.

Later the capital was moved to its present site upon realising that the town of Capiz was near the sea with better docking facilities.

Pilar is a third class municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippines.

It has also become a major forerunner in promoting sports tourism in the province of Capiz.

Short-lived festival dealing with supernatural characters and Capiz folklore.

This family is best known for the shells of the species Placuna placenta, which are translucent, and are commonly used in shellcraft production.

The windowpane oyster (Placuna placenta) is a bivalve marine mollusk in the family of Placunidae.

Capiz shells, the shells of Placuna placenta, the windowpane oyster, are made into decorative objects such as lampshades, in Asia.

The exterior walls of the upper storey are enclosed by wood-framed, sliding window panels of kapis shells (Placuna placenta, a thin-shelled oyster).