Abstract
A new species of giant “Star Shell” (Turbinidae: Astreinae) has been discovered from the Neritic Zone of the Korean Peninsula. The new taxon, Pomaulax geummiae new species, is described from specimens collected by Haenyeo women shellfish divers on Jeju Island, South Korea. Based on the range of this new species, and the distributions of other endemic taxa, a new subprovince of the Japonic Molluscan Province, the Korean Subprovince, is described.
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