Hexaplex trunculus (species)

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Scope note
Species of predatory sea snail, native to the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic coasts of Europe and Africa. It was used to make expensive purple-blue indigo dye since ancient times.
Hexaplex trunculus
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024