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] 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] 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.