Noble murex

Chicoreus nobilis

Molluscs
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth34–86 m
Water temperature25–29 °C
Best monthsSeptember
How commonRare

About this species

Chicoreus nobilis, common name the noble 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 nobilis”, 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: 0 records
February: 0 records
March: 0 records
April: 0 records
May: 0 records
June: 0 records
July: 0 records
August: 1 records
September: 3 records
October: 1 records
November: 0 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 34–86 m · Deepest record: 90 m

20–30 m: 2 records
30–40 m: 5 records
40–50 m: 8 records
50–60 m: 4 records
60–70 m: 14 records
70–80 m: 5 records
80–90 m: 4 records
90–100 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C

24–26 °C: 23 records
26–28 °C: 20 records
28–30 °C: 5 records

Names and classification

English: Noble murex, noble murex

Names in 2 more languages

German: Edle Stachelschnecke
Japanese: クレナイセンジュ

Other scientific names: Chicoreus (Triplex) nobilis

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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).
50 open-data records from 1998 to 2009.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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