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Flamingo tongue

Cyphoma gibbosum (Linnaeus, 1758)

AnimalsSmooth shell covered by the mantle: porcelain, simnia, ova, etc.

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

GuadeloupeMartinique

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling

Other common names

FlamingozungeGerman (Germany)
Caracol de cinturitaEuropean Spanish
Monnaie caraïbe à ocellesFrench (France)
Langue de flamantFrench (France)

Other invalid scientific names

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Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Cyphoma gibbosum

GBIF — Cyphoma gibbosum

Sources

GOYEAU Alain, OMS Robert, PROUZET Anne in : DORIS, 05/04/2021: Cyphoma gibbosum (Linnaeus, 1758), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/281

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 16/06/2023 : Cyphoma gibbosum (Linnaeus, 1758), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1502

Modification history

Created by Alain Mayoux on 16/06/2023

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