Scientific name : Cyphoma gibbosum
Family : Ovulidae
Native to : Western Atlantic Ocean
Interesting fact : The mantle acts like gills absorbing oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide.
Conservation status : Not Evaluated
The flamingo tongue snail is a small, brightly coloured sea snail living on corals. The shell is covered by live, bright orange-yellow mantle tissue with black markings. When attacked, the mantle flaps retract exposing the shell. They are ectoparasites of corals and feed by scraping the polyps off the coral. Their lifespan is 2 years.
