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s in the family Ovulidae, 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

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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'' ( Dall, 1889) - gold-line cyphoma * '' Cyphoma cassidyae'' Lorenz, 2020 * '' Cyphoma christahemmenae'' (Fehse, 1997) * '' Cyphoma eludens'' Lorenz & J. Brown, 2015 * '' Cyphoma emarginatum'' ( Sowerby, 1830) * '' Cyphoma gibbosum'' ( Linnaeus,

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) - flamingo tongue snail * '' Cyphoma guerrinii'' Fehse, 2001 * '' Cyphoma intermedium'' ( Sowerby, 1828) * '' Cyphoma mcgintyi'' Pilsbry, 1939 * '' Cyphoma rhomba'' Cate, 1979 - bullroarer cyphoma * '' Cyphoma sedlaki'' Cate, 1979 * '' Cyphoma signatum'' Pilsbry & McGinty, 1939 * '' Cyphoma versicolor'' Fehse, 2003 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Cyphoma alleneae'' Cate, 1973: synonym of '' Cyphoma gibbosum'' ( Linnaeus,

) * ''Cyphoma aureocincta'' ( Dall, 1889): synonym of ''Cyphoma aureocinctum'' ( Dall, 1889) * ''Cyphoma dorsatum'' Röding, 1798: synonym of ''Cyphoma gibbosum'' ( Linnaeus,

) * ''Cyphoma elongatum'' A. Adams, 1854: synonym of ''

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, 1848) * ''Cyphoma emarginata'' ( Sowerby, 1830): synonym of ''Cyphoma emarginatum'' ( Sowerby, 1830) * ''Cyphoma finkli'' Petuch, 1979: synonym of ''Cyphoma signata'' Pilsbry & McGinty, 1939: synonym of ''Cyphoma signatum'' Pilsbry & McGinty, 1939 * ''Cyphoma gibbosa'' ( Linnaeus,

): synonym of ''Cyphoma gibbosum'' ( Linnaeus,

) * ''Cyphoma gibsonsmithorum'' Petuch, 1987: synonym of ''Cyphoma intermedium'' ( Sowerby, 1828) * ''Cyphoma lindae'' Petuch, 1987: synonym of ''Cyphoma mcgintyi'' Pilsbry, 1939 * '' Cyphoma macumba'' Petuch, 1979: synonym of '' Cyphoma gibbosum'' ( Linnaeus,

) * ''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,

) * ''Cyphoma roamoralesi'' Macsotay & Villarroel, 2001: synonym of '' Cyphoma christahemmenae'' (Fehse, 1997) * ''Cyphoma robustior''

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, 1941: synonym of ''Cyphoma mcgintyi'' Pilsbry, 1939 * ''Cyphoma signata'' Pilsbry & McGinty, 1939: synonym of ''Cyphoma signatum'' Pilsbry & McGinty, 1939 * ''Cyphoma uniplicata'' ( Sowerby, 1849): synonym of '' Simnialena uniplicata'' ( Sowerby, 1849) * ''Cyphoma viaavensis'' Petuch, 1986: synonym of ''Cyphoma rhomba'' Cate, 1978

References

External links

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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