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gptkbp:instanceOf
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species
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gptkbp:averageTemperature
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slow
up to 15 cm
up to 200 grams
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gptkbp:behavior
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benthic
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:Gastropoda
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gptkbp:coatOfArms
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due to environmental conditions
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gptkbp:colors
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high
environmental factors
camouflage
during growth
varies from white to purple
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gptkbp:commonName
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gptkb:Purple_Murex
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gptkbp:conservationEfforts
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Least Concern
not currently needed
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gptkbp:culturalSignificance
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used in ancient dyeing processes
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gptkbp:defines
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Murex trunculus
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gptkbp:diet
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carnivorous
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gptkbp:distribution
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gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
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gptkbp:environmentalImpact
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predator
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gptkbp:faced
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rough texture
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gptkbp:family
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gptkb:Muricidae
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gptkbp:firstDescribedBy
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Linnaeus,_1758
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gptkbp:fossilRecord
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Pleistocene
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gptkbp:generator
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2-3 years
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gptkbp:genus
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gptkb:Murex
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gptkbp:habitat
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up to 100 meters
marine environments
warm waters
rocky substrates
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gptkbp:hasLength
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geographic location
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gptkbp:headlights
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varies by individual
thick and robust
spiral ridges
spines and ridges
spiral and elongated
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Murex brandaris
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gptkbp:kingdom
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Animalia
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gptkbp:larvalStage
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gptkb:trochophore
several weeks
plankton
planktonic
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gptkbp:marketSegment
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limited
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gptkbp:openedIn
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siphonal_canal
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gptkbp:order
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Muricacea
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gptkbp:phylum
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gptkb:Mollusca
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gptkbp:predators
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toxic secretion
sea stars
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gptkbp:relatedPatent
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Murex pecten
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gptkbp:reproduction
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dioecious
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gptkbp:researchInterest
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marine biology
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gptkbp:symbioticRelationships
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with algae
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gptkbp:uses
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historical dye production
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