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http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#type	http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#Entity
http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value	The secretions of this and a related snail [Murex (Bolinus) brandaris] were used be the Pheonicians and others, including the Romans, to produce a purple dye called Tyrian purple or Royal purple.
http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#wasQuotedFrom	scienceblogs.com