Pomaulax geummiae - Newly described species! , Berschauer & Petuch, 2023Size100.3 mm, w/oLocalityJeju Island, S. KoreaNoteCaught by Haenyeo (women of Korean divers) 40m deep, 2021. Lip with minor chip. Small part of the nacre is grazed on the middle dorsum. After acquiring a number of these specimens from a young Korean, I noticed that they were very different from the congener P. japonicus (Dunker,1845) and since very few Korean specimens ever reached the market, it remained undescribed since. Named in honour of Mun Geum Mi, a Haenyeo (traditional woman free diver of shellfish) who collected the type specimens. The main differences are the numerous smaller peripheral knobs, rounder edges, higher spire (japonica is flatter) and stronger ornamentations on the body whorl compared to the japonicus. Normally bycatch when collecting the more delectable Turbo sazae. Seldom eaten so hard to come by.
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