Oninishi - Oni Nishi

Japanese: オニニシ - おににし
Oninishi - Oni Nishi

...The meat is eaten, the shells are used to make shell crafts, and the egg sacs are dyed and sold at beaches and festivals. H. crassicaudus is similar to this species, but its shell is thicker and broader, with a sharp shoulder protuberance and a swollen inner lip at the opening. It is distributed along with the previous species, but in small numbers.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Oninishi" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…肉は食用に,殻は貝細工の材料にされ,卵囊は染色して海水浴場や縁日で売られる。オニニシH.crassicaudusは本種に似るが,殻はいっそう厚く太くて,肩の突起が鋭く,殻口の内唇が膨れる。前種とともに分布するが数は少ない。…

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