Pomaulax
Pomaulax is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.Description
The large, solid, imperforate shell has a conic shape. The periphery is carinated. The base of the shell is flattened. The umbilical tract shows a strong curved rib. The ; operculum is obovate, narrower toward the proximal extremity. Its nucleus is terminal, its outside with four strong granulose ribs radiating from the nucleus.Species
Species within the genus Pomaulax include:
- Pomaulax gibberosus
- Pomaulax japonicus
- Pomaulax spiratus
;Species brought into synonymy:
- Pomaulax turbanicus Dall, 1910: synonym of Megastraea turbanica
- Pomaulax undosum Wood, 1828: synonym of Megastraea undosa
