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Pomaulax
Genus of sea snails From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pomaulax is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[1]
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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.[2]
Species
Species within the genus Pomaulax include:
- Pomaulax gibberosus (Dillwyn, 1817)[3]
- Pomaulax japonicus (Dunker, 1844)[4]
- Pomaulax spiratus (Dall, 1911)
- Species brought into synonymy
- Pomaulax turbanicus Dall, 1910: synonym of Megastraea turbanica (Dall, 1910)
- Pomaulax undosum Wood, 1828: synonym of Megastraea undosa (Wood, 1828)
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