Talking about purple dye,

does any other taxa besides Muricidae is known to produce purple
dye??

Fabio Wiggers.


--- mienis <[log in to unmask]> escreveu:

> Dear ConchLers,
>
> The July-August 2006 issue of Saudi Aramco World carries an
> interesting article written by Philippa Scott: Millennia of
> Murex, which is dealing with the Purple Dye obtained from
> Hexaplex trunculus and Bolinus brandaris. Especially
> interesting are the photographs of ancient textiles dyed in
> this way.
> A PDF of this 8-page article can be found at:
>
> http://12.151.162.56/sa/pubs/SA_World/jul_aug2006/Murex.pdf
>
> Best regards,
>
> Henk K. Mienis




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