Cyphoma
| Cyphoma | |
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| A live individual of Cyphoma gibbosum, anterior end at the top | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
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clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Cypraeoidea |
| Family: | Ovulidae |
| Subfamily: | Simniinae |
| Genus: |
Cyphoma Röding, 1798 |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Pseudocyphoma Cate, 1973 |
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clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
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Pseudocyphoma Cate, 1973
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.
Cyphoma snails live in tropical oceans and seas.
Species in this genus live on sea whips and sea fans.
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 within the genus Cyphoma include:
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