Chicoreus torrefactus, common name the firebrand murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

This common species of sea snail is often used for food and shellcraft.

In some localities, populations have been greatly reduced because of over collecting.

[2] The specie can also be found in shallow subtidal waters.

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Chagos, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin, Tanzania and Durban, South Africa.