Pomaulax gibberosus

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Pomaulax gibberosus
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Shell of Pomaulax gibberosus (Dillwyn, 1817), measuring 32.8 mm height by 42.6 mm in diameter, collected off San Pedro, in California
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Turbinidae
Genus: Pomaulax
Species:
P. gibberosus
Binomial name
Pomaulax gibberosus
(Dillwyn, 1817)
Synonyms [1]
  • Astraea gibberosa
  • Astraea (Pachypoma) inaequalis var. pacificaDall, 1919
  • Astraea guadalupeanaBerry, 1957
  • Lithopoma gibberosa(Dillwyn, 1817)
  • Lithopoma gibberosum(Dillwyn, 1817)
  • Pachypoma inaequaleDall, 1909
  • Trochus gibberosusDillwyn, 1817 (basionym)
  • Trochus ochraceusPhilippi, 1846
  • Trochus tectumchinenseNoodt, 1819

Pomaulax gibberosus, common name the red turban snail, is a species of medium-sized to large sea snail with a calcareous operculum, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails. [1]

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Description

The shell of Pomaulax gibberosus is cone-shaped with whorls, and reaches up to 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) wide and 5.7 centimetres (2.2 in) tall. The color is red-brown with brown periostracum. [2]

Distribution and habitat

This species is found along the coasts of the Eastern Pacific, from British Columbia, Canada, to Baja California, Mexico. It inhabits the low intertidal zone to depths of around 80 metres (260 ft), where it is found on rocks and giant kelp. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2011). Pomaulax gibberosus (Dillwyn, 1817). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581670 on 2011-11-09
  2. 1 2 Sept, J. Duane (2023). The New Beachcomber's Guide to Seashore Life of California. Madeira Park, British Columbia, Canada: Harbour Publishing. p. 136. ISBN   9781990776076.

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