Chicoreus microphyllus
- Usual depth1–23 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly and September
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Silke Baron, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Chicoreus microphyllus, common name the curly 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 “Chicoreus microphyllus”, 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: 9 records
- February: 10 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 20 records
- August: 12 records
- September: 22 records
- October: 13 records
- November: 12 records
- December: 9 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–23 m · Deepest record: 39 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- オオガンゼキ
Other scientific names: Chicoreus (Triplex) microphyllus, Chicoreus poirieri, Murex jousseaumei, Murex microphyllus
Similar species
Adusta murexChicoreus brunneus
Branched murexChicoreus ramosus
Mangrove murexChicoreus capucinus
Firebrand murexChicoreus torrefactus
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).
- 297 open-data records from 1907 to 2010.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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