Maxwellia (gastropod)
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| Genus: | Maxwellia Baily, 1950 |
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| Murex gemma Sowerby, 1879 | |
Maxwellia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
The genus was named after Maxwell Smith (1888-1961), an American malacologist.