Charming murex
Chicomurex venustulus
- Usual depth20–50 m
- Water temperature26–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary and February
- How commonRare
About this species
Chicomurex venustulus, common name the charming murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Chicomurex venustulus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 20–50 m · Deepest record: 50 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Charming murex, Lovely murex, charming murex, lovely murex
Names in 1 more languages
- German
- Bezaubernde Stachelschnecke, Liebliche Stachelschnecke, Reizvolle Stachelschnecke
Other scientific names: Chicoreus (Chicomurex) venustulus
Similar species
- Laciniate murex
Chicomurex laciniatus
- Superb murex
Chicomurex superbus
Common Small PurpleAgnewia tritoniformis
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 30 open-data records from 1956 to 2009.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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