Classification
Scientific name: Cyphoma
gibbosum.
Brightly colored, predatory sea snail.
Common name: Flamingo Tongue Snail.
Domain – Eukaryota.
Its cells have complex structures that are enclosed in a
membrane.
Kingdom – Animalia.
Multicellular, eukaryotic organisms
Phylum – Mollusca. Invertebrate animals
Class – Gastropoda.
Snail
Sub-class – Prosobranchia. Gills
in front of the heart.
Order – Neotaenioglossa.
A large group of sea snails.
Family – Ovulidae.
Smooth, shiny shells with a long aperture
Genus – Cyphoma.
Predatory tropical sea snails.
Species – C. gibbosum.
Brightly colored sea snail.
(Marine Invertebrates of Bermuda 2007) (Encyclopedia Britannica 2013)