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There are sure lots of species of saltwater sea snails in the Mediterranean Sea. Mediterraneans is also famous for some species known as Haustellum brandaris which provides the tynian-purple dye which was extracted by Phoenicians and very expensive. The color was restricted for use only by the members of Roman and especially Byzantine Royal family members by law.

So there are various kinds of sea snails in Mediterranean.

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