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Chicoreus torrefactus

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Chicoreus torrefactus

firebrand murex

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae

Collected by
Langford & Thanum; ThaanumD.B. LangfordD. B. Langford →Ditlev Due Thaanum →Thanum →
Collector number
6279
Date
1949
Locality
Kayangel Island
Island
Kayangel
Region
Kayangel, Palau
Record type
Preservedspecimen
3 Bishop specimens of Chicoreus torrefactus · collected 1940–1949Species page ›

Chicoreus torrefactus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 53 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-16.

Chicoreus torrefactus observed 2026-04-16

2026-04-16

Zanzibar, Tanzania

(c) Jonathan Walz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Chicoreus torrefactus observed 2026-02-15

2026-02-15

(c) ylsu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Chicoreus torrefactus observed 2025-10-24

2025-10-24

MZ

(c) Heinrich Human, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Chicoreus torrefactus observed 2025-10-21

2025-10-21

Tioman Island, Pahang, Malaysia

(c) ylsu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Chicoreus torrefactus observed 2025-09-04

2025-09-04

Arafura Sea, Mapoon, QLD, AU

(c) urungaroger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Chicoreus torrefactus observed 2025-08-11

2025-08-11

Pulau Jong, Singapore

(c) ylsu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Chicoreus torrefactus. BPBM 225565. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35952885. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/225565.

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