Maxwellia gemma Gem Murex

Maxwellia gemma is commonly referred to as Gem Murex. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

15113 

AphiaID:

408591 

Scientific:

Maxwellia gemma 

German:

Gem Murex 

English:

Gem Murex 

Category:

Escargots de mer 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Muricidae (Family) > Maxwellia (Genus) > gemma (Species) 

Initial determination:

(G. B. Sowerby II, ), 1879 

Occurrence:

Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), USA 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

- 55 Meter 

Size:

0.39" - 1.57" (1,6cm - 4cm) 

Temperature:

58.64 °F - 71.78 °F (14.8°C - 22.1°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Predatory 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Maxwellia angermeyerae
• 
  Maxwellia gemma
  Gem Murex
• Maxwellia lepidota
• Maxwellia santarosana

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2022-08-25 20:05:09 

Last edit:

2022-08-25 20:05:09 

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