Talk:Bolinus cornutus

A fact from Bolinus cornutus appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 5 January 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that a Tyrian purple dye can be extracted from the West African Horned Murex sea snail (shell pictured)?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2011/January.

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Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Bolinus cornutus 01.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on November 18, 2015. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2015-11-18. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:32, 1 November 2015 (UTC)Reply

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Bolinus cornutus is a predatory species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae. This species is common along the west coast of Africa, where it prefers moderately shallow waters. The shell of the snail is distinctively large, spiny, and club-shaped, usually pale brown or tan in colour, with an elongated and straight siphonal canal.Photograph: H. Zell

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