Poole, Karen E.
Cyphoma
Sign in to savethumb|Cyphoma signatum thumb|Cyphoma signatum (Fingerprint Cowry - Haiti) 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.
Species
KINGDOM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderLittorinimorpha
- FamilyOvulidae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 124
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Ovulidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, UF, CAS, PRI, ICML-UNAM
- Recorded in
- Panama, Cuba, United States, Mexico, Brazil
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thumb|Cyphoma signatum thumb|Cyphoma signatum (Fingerprint Cowry - Haiti) 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.
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