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''Cyphoma'' is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
predatory Predation is a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and micropredation (which usually do not kill th ...
tropical sea snails, a taxonomic group of marine gastropod molluscs in the
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Ovulidae Ovulidae, common names the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries, is a family of small to large predatory or parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and the cowry allies. MolluscaBase eds. (20 ...
, a family which is sometimes known as the false cowries or cowry allies.


Distribution

Cyphoma snails live in tropical oceans and seas.


Habitat

Species in this genus live on sea whips and
sea fans Alcyonacea, or soft corals, are an order of corals. In addition to the fleshy soft corals, the order Alcyonacea now contains all species previously known as "gorgonian corals", that produce a more or less hard skeleton, though quite different f ...
.


Life habits

Cyphoma snails feed by grazing on the sea fans or sea whips which they inhabit. The males can be territorial, defending part of the sea fan from encroachment by other males.


Species

Species within the genus ''Cyphoma'' include: * '' Cyphoma arturi'' Fehse, 2006 * ''
Cyphoma aureocinctum ''Cyphoma aureocinctum'', common name : the gold-banded egg shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Distribution This species occurs in the Atlantic Oce ...
'' ( Dall, 1889) - gold-line cyphoma * ''
Cyphoma cassidyae ''Cyphoma'' is a genus of predatory tropical sea snails, a taxonomic group of marine gastropod molluscs in the family Ovulidae, a family which is sometimes known as the false cowries or cowry allies. Distribution Cyphoma snails live in tro ...
'' Lorenz, 2020 * ''
Cyphoma christahemmenae ''Cyphoma christahemmenae'' is a species of sea snail in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Description The maximum recorded shell Shell may refer to: Architecture and design * Shell (structure), a thin structur ...
'' (Fehse, 1997) * ''
Cyphoma eludens ''Cyphoma'' is a genus of predatory tropical sea snails, a taxonomic group of marine gastropod molluscs in the family Ovulidae, a family which is sometimes known as the false cowries or cowry allies. Distribution Cyphoma snails live in tro ...
'' Lorenz & J. Brown, 2015 * ''
Cyphoma emarginatum ''Cyphoma emarginatum'', common name : the ''Emarginate Cyphoma'', is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Description The shell size varies between 15 mm ...
'' ( Sowerby, 1830) * ''
Cyphoma gibbosum The flamingo tongue snail (''Cyphoma gibbosum'') is a species of small but brightly colored sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the cowry allies. Distribution This is the most common of several species in the genus ...
'' (
Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...
, 1758) -
flamingo tongue snail The flamingo tongue snail (''Cyphoma gibbosum'') is a species of small but brightly colored sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the cowry allies. Distribution This is the most common of several species in the genus ...
* ''
Cyphoma guerrinii ''Cyphoma guerrinii'' is a species of sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ovulidae Ovulidae, common names the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries, is a family of small to large predatory or parasitic sea snails, marine ...
'' Fehse, 2001 * ''
Cyphoma intermedium ''Cyphoma intermedium'', common name : intermediate egg shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Description The shell size varies between 18 mm and ...
'' ( Sowerby, 1828) * ''
Cyphoma mcgintyi ''Cyphoma mcgintyi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. This species has become a synonym of ''Cyphoma gibbosum'' (Linnaeus, 1758) Distribution Desc ...
'' Pilsbry, 1939 * ''
Cyphoma rhomba ''Cyphoma rhomba'' is a species of sea snail in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Description The maximum recorded shell Shell may refer to: Architecture and design * Shell (structure), a thin structure ** Co ...
'' Cate, 1979 - bullroarer cyphoma * ''
Cyphoma sedlaki ''Cyphoma sedlaki'' is a species of sea snail in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Description The maximum recorded shell Shell may refer to: Architecture and design * Shell (structure), a thin structure ** C ...
'' Cate, 1979 * ''
Cyphoma signatum ''Cyphoma signatum'', (common name: the fingerprint flamingo tongue) is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.This species was recently synonymised with Cyphoma gi ...
'' Pilsbry & McGinty, 1939 * '' Cyphoma versicolor'' Fehse, 2003 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Cyphoma alleneae'' Cate, 1973: synonym of ''
Cyphoma gibbosum The flamingo tongue snail (''Cyphoma gibbosum'') is a species of small but brightly colored sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the cowry allies. Distribution This is the most common of several species in the genus ...
'' (
Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...
, 1758) * ''Cyphoma aureocincta'' ( Dall, 1889): synonym of ''Cyphoma aureocinctum'' ( Dall, 1889) * ''Cyphoma dorsatum'' Röding, 1798: synonym of ''Cyphoma gibbosum'' (
Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...
, 1758) * ''Cyphoma elongatum'' A. Adams, 1854: synonym of '' Phenacovolva recurva'' ( Sowerby in A. Adams & Reeve, 1848) * ''Cyphoma emarginata'' ( Sowerby, 1830): synonym of ''Cyphoma emarginatum'' ( Sowerby, 1830) * ''Cyphoma finkli'' Petuch, 1979: synonym of ''Cyphoma signata''
Pilsbry Henry Augustus Pilsbry (7 December 1862 – 26 October 1957) was an American biologist, malacologist and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a centu ...
& McGinty, 1939: synonym of ''Cyphoma signatum''
Pilsbry Henry Augustus Pilsbry (7 December 1862 – 26 October 1957) was an American biologist, malacologist and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a centu ...
& McGinty, 1939 * ''Cyphoma gibbosa'' (
Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...
, 1758): synonym of ''Cyphoma gibbosum'' (
Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...
, 1758) * ''Cyphoma gibsonsmithorum'' Petuch, 1987: synonym of ''Cyphoma intermedium'' ( Sowerby, 1828) * ''Cyphoma lindae'' Petuch, 1987: synonym of ''Cyphoma mcgintyi''
Pilsbry Henry Augustus Pilsbry (7 December 1862 – 26 October 1957) was an American biologist, malacologist and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a centu ...
, 1939 * '' Cyphoma macumba'' Petuch, 1979: synonym of ''
Cyphoma gibbosum The flamingo tongue snail (''Cyphoma gibbosum'') is a species of small but brightly colored sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the cowry allies. Distribution This is the most common of several species in the genus ...
'' (
Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...
, 1758) * ''Cyphoma marginata'' Chenu, 1859: synonym of ''Cyphoma emarginata'' ( Sowerby, 1830): synonym of ''Cyphoma emarginatum'' ( Sowerby, 1830) * ''Cyphoma precursor'' Dall, 1897: synonym of ''Cyphoma gibbosum'' (
Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...
, 1758) * ''Cyphoma roamoralesi'' Macsotay & Villarroel, 2001: synonym of ''
Cyphoma christahemmenae ''Cyphoma christahemmenae'' is a species of sea snail in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. Description The maximum recorded shell Shell may refer to: Architecture and design * Shell (structure), a thin structur ...
'' (Fehse, 1997) * ''Cyphoma robustior'' Bayer, 1941: synonym of ''Cyphoma mcgintyi''
Pilsbry Henry Augustus Pilsbry (7 December 1862 – 26 October 1957) was an American biologist, malacologist and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a centu ...
, 1939 * ''Cyphoma signata''
Pilsbry Henry Augustus Pilsbry (7 December 1862 – 26 October 1957) was an American biologist, malacologist and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a centu ...
& McGinty, 1939: synonym of ''Cyphoma signatum''
Pilsbry Henry Augustus Pilsbry (7 December 1862 – 26 October 1957) was an American biologist, malacologist and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a centu ...
& McGinty, 1939 * ''Cyphoma uniplicata'' ( Sowerby, 1849): synonym of ''
Simnialena uniplicata ''Simnialena uniplicata'', common name the one-tooth simnia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. It lives on the sea whip, ''Leptogorgia virgulata''. Descript ...
'' ( Sowerby, 1849) * ''Cyphoma viaavensis'' Petuch, 1986: synonym of ''Cyphoma rhomba'' Cate, 1978


References


External links

*
Röding P.F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg. viii, 199 pp
{{Commonscat-inline Ovulidae Taxa named by Peter Friedrich Röding