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 (Dillwyn, 1817)
 * Pomaulax japonicus (Dunker, 1844)
 * 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)