[2] The holotype for this species is preserved in the Aquazoo Löbbecke Museum in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Peter Dance (1969) said that the shell of Chicoreus loebbeckei was "the loveliest, most exquisite natural object he has ever seen."

The shell has a scaley microsculpture and prominent spiral cords which give the shell a lacey appearance, and the prominent "wings" are wavy and smoother than the whorls.

Larger shells have more prominent "wings" and have been loosely compared to tropical flowers.

[3][4] This species occurs in the Indo-Pacific region, however it is most often found subtidally throughout the Philippines, in depths to 100 to 250 m.[4]