Bolinus brandaris
E640078
Bolinus brandaris is a Mediterranean sea snail whose secretions were historically used to create the rare and highly prized Tyrian purple dye.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marine snail
ⓘ
murex snail ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Phoenician dye industry
ⓘ
Tyrian purple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| binomialName | Bolinus brandaris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodySymmetry | bilateral symmetry ⓘ |
| class | Gastropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionMethod | harvested in large numbers in antiquity for dye ⓘ |
| commonName |
purple dye murex
ⓘ
spiny dye-murex ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of royalty and high status through its dye ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Linnaeus ⓘ |
| diet |
bivalves
ⓘ
other molluscs ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| dyeComponent | precursors of 6,6′-dibromoindigo ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | predator in benthic communities ⓘ |
| eggLaying | lays egg capsules ⓘ |
| family | Muricidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingType | carnivorous ⓘ |
| foundIn |
coastal lagoons
ⓘ
estuaries ⓘ |
| genus | Bolinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicAssociation |
Levantine coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
rocky substrates
ⓘ
sandy substrates ⓘ shallow marine waters ⓘ |
| hasShell | true ⓘ |
| historicalUse | source of royal purple dye in antiquity ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | benthic ⓘ |
| maximumShellLength | about 10 cm ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Mediterranean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| order | Neogastropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Mollusca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| produces | mucus secretion used for dye ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| respiration | gills ⓘ |
| shellCharacteristic |
elongated shell
ⓘ
spiny shell ⓘ |
| shellColor | brownish ⓘ |
| synonym | Murex brandaris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| usedFor | production of Tyrian purple dye ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1758 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.