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References
- ↑ Maxwellia Baily, 1950 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 December 2010.
- ↑ A. Myra Keen, Sea shells of Tropical West America, p. 529
- ↑ George E. Radwin,Anthony D'Attilio, Murex shells of the world: an illustrated guide to the Muricidae, p. 154
- ↑ Maxwellia angermeyerae (Emerson & D'Attilio, 1965) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
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