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> Cyphoma gibbosum
Created 1/16/2023
Family
Ovulidae
WESTERN ATLANTIC
Cyphoma gibbosum

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Jardines de la Reina, Cuba, 10 feet
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Cayman Brac, 60 feet
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FLAMINGO TONGUE
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Locally common on a wide variety of gorgonians upon which it
feeds. Shell cream and orange. Attains 1 inch. The form with
purplish-brown spots called Cyphoma macgintyi is a synonym. North
Carolina to the Gulf of Mexico and Southern Brazil.
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