Maxwellia Baily 1950 (murex snail)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Parent taxon: Muricinae according to R. T. Abbott 1974
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Bolinus, Caelobassus, Chicomurex, Chicoreus, Haustellum, Homolocantha, Murex, Pazinotus, Phyllonotus, Poirieria, Pseudoperissolax, Vokesimurex
Subtaxa: Maxwellia eldridgei Maxwellia gemma
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (3 collections), United States (10: California)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: California)
• Pliocene of United States (7: California)
Total: 21 collections including 23 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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