Chicomurex superbus, the superb murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description The shell size varies between 40 mm and 85 mm with the average size being 62 mm
Distribution This species is found amongst seamounts and knolls in the Mascarene Basin, along North Queensland and Japan.
References
Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 110
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