Cyphoma
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 tropical oceans and seas.Habitat
Species in this genus live on sea whips and sea fans.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, 2006Cyphoma aureocinctum - gold-line cyphomaCyphoma cassidyae Lorenz, 2020Cyphoma christahemmenae Cyphoma eludens Lorenz & J. Brown, 2015 Cyphoma emarginatum Cyphoma gibbosum - flamingo tongue snailCyphoma guerrinii Fehse, 2001Cyphoma intermedium Cyphoma mcgintyi Pilsbry, 1939Cyphoma rhomba Cate, 1979 - bullroarer cyphomaCyphoma sedlaki Cate, 1979 Pilsbry & McGinty, 1939Cyphoma versicolor Fehse, 2003;Species brought into synonymy:Cyphoma alleneae Cate, 1973: synonym of Cyphoma gibbosum Cyphoma aureocincta : synonym of Cyphoma aureocinctum Cyphoma dorsatum Röding, 1798: synonym of Cyphoma gibbosum Cyphoma elongatum A. Adams, 1854: synonym of Phenacovolva recurva Cyphoma emarginata : synonym of Cyphoma emarginatum Cyphoma finkli Petuch, 1979: synonym of Cyphoma signata Pilsbry & McGinty, 1939: synonym of Cyphoma signatum Pilsbry & McGinty, 1939Cyphoma gibbosa : synonym of Cyphoma gibbosum Cyphoma gibsonsmithorum Petuch, 1987: synonym of Cyphoma intermedium Cyphoma lindae Petuch, 1987: synonym of Cyphoma mcgintyi Pilsbry, 1939Cyphoma macumba Petuch, 1979: synonym of Cyphoma gibbosum Cyphoma marginata Chenu, 1859: synonym of Cyphoma emarginata : synonym of Cyphoma emarginatum Cyphoma precursor Dall, 1897: synonym of Cyphoma gibbosum Cyphoma roamoralesi Macsotay & Villarroel, 2001: synonym of Cyphoma christahemmenae Cyphoma robustior Bayer, 1941: synonym of Cyphoma mcgintyi Pilsbry, 1939Cyphoma signata Pilsbry & McGinty, 1939: synonym of Cyphoma signatum Pilsbry & McGinty, 1939Cyphoma uniplicata : synonym of Simnialena uniplicata Cyphoma viaavensis Petuch, 1986: synonym of Cyphoma rhomba Cate, 1978