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Cyphoma gibbosum
The flamingo tongue can retract its mantle from the shell. Here it is halfway retracted. In the second photo the mantle is covering the shell completely.
Akumal reef, Mexico
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.
Spotted on Mar 9, 2010
Submitted on Jun 9, 2013
2 Comments
Great series :)
I find these so unique, rare and beautiful :)