Purple dye murex

Japanese: purple dye murex(英語表記)purpledyemurex
Purple dye murex

...It is carnivorous and feeds on the flesh of dead animals. In ancient Phoenicia and Egypt, it was collected together with the Syrian mullet Bolinus brandaris (English name purple dye murex. Shell height 7 cm, diameter 4 cm) to obtain purple dye from the subbranchial gland of the soft body.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "purple dye murex" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…肉食性で動物の死肉などを食べる。古代フェニキア,エジプトなどではシリアツブリボラBolinus brandaris(英名purple dye murex。殻の高さ7cm,径4cm)とともに採取して,軟体の鰓下腺(さいかせん)から紫の染料を得た。…

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