About Chicoreus florifer (Reeve, 1846)
The adult shell of Chicoreus florifer ranges in size from 35 mm to 93 mm (1.4 to 3.7 inches). The shell shape is relatively elongate or fusoid, and matches the typical outline of a muricid species. The body whorl of this species has three axial varices; each varix is decorated with a distinct row of leafy spines. Between these varices sits a shouldered axial rib. The aperture is small and subcircular, and the outer apertural lip has small tooth-like projections. The shell's outer surface can be cream-colored, pale rust-brown, or deep brownish black; its interior is most often white. Chicoreus florifer can be found in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, and along the coasts of North Carolina, Florida, and the Bahamas.
