Bolinus brandaris Purple dye murex

Bolinus brandaris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Bolinus brandaris is a sea snail from the spiny snail family (genus Bolinus), it lives on sand and mud bottoms from shallow water to depths of 200 m. The snail preys on various molluscs (snails, mussels) and small crustaceans, such as barnacles (Cirripedia). It itself is on the menu of larger spiny snails.

In the past, the snail was used commercially to obtain the purple dye, which is found in the snail's hypobranchial gland.

Synonymised names
Aranea cinera Perry, 1811 · unaccepted (synonym)
Bolinus brandaris var. adunca Coen, 1933 · unaccepted (infrasubspecific name, not...)
Bolinus brandaris var. bicaudata Coen, 1933 · unaccepted (infrasubspecific name, not...)
Bolinus brandaris var. bifida Coen, 1937 · unaccepted
Bolinus brandaris var. cingulata Coen, 1933 · unaccepted (infrasubspecific name, not...)
Bolinus brandaris var. delicatula Coen, 1925 · unaccepted (infrasubspecific name, not...)
Bolinus brandaris var. ecaudata Coen, 1933 · unaccepted (infrasubspecific name, not...)
Bolinus brandaris var. fragilis Coen, 1933 · unaccepted (infrasubspecific name, not...)
Bolinus brandaris var. polii Coen, 1933 · unaccepted (infrasubspecific name, not...)
Haustellum clavatum Schumacher, 1817 · unaccepted (synonym)
Murex (Bolinus) brandaris Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Murex (Bolinus) brandaris var. gigantea Pallary, 1900 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Murex (Bolinus) brandaris var. spirocaudata Coen, 1934 · unaccepted
Murex (Bolinus) brandaris var. ternispinosa Coen, 1914 · unaccepted
Murex (Bolinus) brandaris var. tudicloides Coen, 1947 · unaccepted
Murex brandariformis Locard, 1886 · unaccepted
Murex brandaris Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Murex brandaris brandellus Settepassi, 1970 · unaccepted
Murex brandaris brevispinis Settepassi, 1970 · unaccepted (not available, published in a...)
Murex brandaris commixtus Settepassi, 1970 · unaccepted
Murex brandaris insculptus Settepassi, 1970 · unaccepted
Murex brandaris longiaculeatus Settepassi, 1970 · unaccepted
Murex brandaris ponderosus Settepassi, 1970 · unaccepted
Murex brandaris spinosus Settepassi, 1970 · unaccepted
Murex brandaris subcornutus Settepassi, 1970 · unaccepted
Murex brandaris var. aculeata R. A. Philippi, 1836 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Murex brandaris var. adunca (Coen, 1933) · unaccepted (synonym)
Murex brandaris var. bicaudata (Coen, 1933) · unaccepted (synonym)
Murex brandaris var. bifida (Coen, 1937) · unaccepted (synonym)
Murex brandaris var. canaliaspinosa Serradell, 1912 · unaccepted (synonym)
Murex brandaris var. canaliaspinosus Serradell, 1912 · unaccepted
Murex brandaris var. cingulata (Coen, 1933) · unaccepted (synonym)
Murex brandaris var. compacta Pallary, 1912 · unaccepted
Murex brandaris var. conica Serradell, 1912 · unaccepted
Murex brandaris var. delgadoi Serradell, 1912 · unaccepted
Murex brandaris var. delicatula Coen, 1925 · unaccepted (synonym)
Murex brandaris var. devians Dautzenberg, 1904 · unaccepted
Murex brandaris var. diplacantha Dautzenberg, 1904 · unaccepted
Murex brandaris var. ecaudata (Coen, 1933) · unaccepted (synonym)
Murex brandaris var. fragilis (Coen, 1933) · unaccepted (synonym)
Murex brandaris var. girisus De Gregorio, 1885 · unaccepted (infrasubspecific name, not...)
Murex brandaris var. intermedia Depontaillier, 1884 · unaccepted (synonym)
Murex brandaris var. longispina Brusina, 1870 · unaccepted (synonym)
Murex brandaris var. longispina Coen, 1933 · unaccepted
Murex brandaris var. monospinosus Serradell, 1912 · unaccepted
Murex brandaris var. moreanus De Gregorio, 1885 · unaccepted (infrasubspecific name, not...)
Murex brandaris var. multicostata Serradell, 1912 · unaccepted (synonym)
Murex brandaris var. multicostatus Serradell, 1912 · unaccepted
Murex brandaris var. nivea Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882 · unaccepted
Murex brandaris var. nodosa Coen, 1933 · unaccepted (synonym)
Murex brandaris var. novemcostata Serradell, 1912 · unaccepted (synonym)
Murex brandaris var. novemcostatus Serradell, 1912 · unaccepted
Murex brandaris var. polii (Coen, 1933) · unaccepted (synonym)
Murex brandaris var. quadrispinosa Dautzenberg, 1904 · unaccepted
Murex brandaris var. robusta Dautzenberg, 1904 · unaccepted
Murex brandaris var. spinotuberculata Serradell, 1912 · unaccepted (synonym)
Murex brandaris var. spinotuberculatus Serradell, 1912 · unaccepted
Murex brandaris var. spirocaudata Coen, 1934 · unaccepted
Murex brandaris var. ternispinosa Coen, 1914 · unaccepted
Murex brandaris var. torta Dautzenberg, 1904 · unaccepted
Murex brandaris var. trifariaspinosa Frauenfeld, 1869 · unaccepted (synonym)
Murex brandaris var. trispinosa Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882 · unaccepted
Murex brandaris var. tuberculata Hidalgo, 1890 · unaccepted
Murex brandaris var. tudiculoides Coen, 1947 · unaccepted
Murex brandaris var. varicosus Settepassi, 1970 · unaccepted (infrasubspecific name, not...)
Murex brandaris varicosus Settepassi, 1970 · unaccepted
Murex clavisherculis Röding, 1798 · unaccepted (synonym)
Murex coronatus Risso, 1826 · unaccepted (synonym; invalid: junior homonym...)
Murex monospinosus Serradell, 1912 · unaccepted (synonym)
Murex pseudobrandaris Grateloup, 1833 · unaccepted (synonym)
Murex pseudobrandaris zanardii Settepassi, 1970 · unaccepted (not available, published in a...)
Murex subbrandaris d'Orbigny, 1851 · unaccepted (synonym)
Murex trifariaspinosus Frauenfeld, 1869 · unaccepted (synonym)
Murex trispinosus Locard, 1886 · unaccepted
Murex tuberculatus Roding, 1798 · unaccepted (synonym)
Murex tudiculoides Coen, 1943 · unaccepted (synonym)
Purpura fuliginosa Röding, 1798 · unaccepted (synonym)