Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Flamingo Tongue
Flamingo Tongue
Scientific Name: Cyphoma gibbosum
Family: Ovulidae
Category: Allied Cowries
Size: 0.75 to 1 in. (1.8 to 2.5 cm)  
Depth: 6-45 ft. (2-15 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida

Invertebrates
Gastropods
Allied Cowries

Flamingo Tongue

Triangular Cyphoma

Margarita Egg Cowrie

Ridged Egg Cowrie

Common Egg Cowry

Shuttlecock Spindle Cowry

Rosy Spindle Cowry

Turban Shells
Tuns Shells
Tulip Shells
Cone Shells
Velutinids
Volutes
Wentletraps
Murex
Nassa Mud Snails
Triton Shells
Sundials
True Conchs
Augers Shells
Worm Snails
Cowries
Helmet Shells
Moon Snails
Parasitic Snails
Mitre Shells


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