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Family Muricidae

NORTHEAST PACIFIC

Maxwellia gemma

Juvenile, Rock Quarry, Catalina, 15 feet

Egg laying, Rock Quarry, Catalina, 35 feet

GEM MUREX

Common under stones on rocky reefs.  Heavily encrusted with coralline algae.  Attains 2 inches.  Central to Baja California.