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Red turban

Pomaulax gibberosus (Dillwyn, 1817)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The red turban (Pomaulax gibberosus) is a species in the family Turbinidae, order Trochida.

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Quick facts about the red turban

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the red turban live?

Not recorded

Is the red turban endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the red turban classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderTrochida
  5. familyTurbinidae
  6. genusPomaulax
  7. SpeciesPomaulax gibberosus (Dillwyn, 1817)

Synonyms Astraea gibberosa, Astraea guadalupeana, Astraea inaequalis, Astraea inaequalis montereyensis, Astraea inaequalis var. depressum, Astraea inaequalis var. pacifica, Lithopoma gibberosa, Lithopoma gibberosum, Pachypoma inaequale, Pachypoma lithophorum, Trochus diadematus, Trochus gibberosus, Trochus ochraceus, Trochus tectumchinense, Turbo rutilus

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Red turban snailEnglish
  • Caracol AstreaSpanish
  • アカターバンガイJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the red turban

Other species in the same genus Pomaulax.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the red turban?

The red turban (Pomaulax gibberosus) belongs to the family Turbinidae in the order Trochida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Red turban (Pomaulax gibberosus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-turban

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“Red turban (Pomaulax gibberosus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-turban.

BibTeX
@misc{red_turban_2026,
  title = {Red turban (Pomaulax gibberosus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-turban},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}