Chicoreus is a genus of medium- to large-sized predatory sea snails.

These are carnivorous marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, the murexes or rock snails.

[3] Over 100 species are within the genus, with several subgenera, [1][4][2] including: In 2011, Phyllonotus was raised to the status of genus from its former state as subgenus of Chicoreus.

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