Chicoreus rubiginosus – Giant (88.3mm) orange specimen!

On rocky reef under ledges at low tide. Erosions on spire area. Some sites call it a subspecies of torrefactus which we disagree and torrefactus grows big over 10cm, but this Australian species does not grow very big always less than 100mm.

Species: Chicoreus rubiginosus 

Author: (Reeve, 1845)

Locality: Broome, Western Australia

Size: 88.3mm

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