Maxwellia Baily 1950 (murex snail)

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

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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 (2: California)

Total: 16 collections including 18 occurrences

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