Chicoreus maurus explained

Chicoreus maurus, common name the Maurus murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 25 mm and 95 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean along Hawaii, the Marquesas Islands and New Caledonia.