Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Map Cowrie
Leporicypraea mappa
Map Cowrie
Category: Cowries
Scientific Name: Leporicypraea mappa
Synonyms: Cypraea mappa
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)  
Depth: 30-100 ft. (10-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Australia, French Polynesia
Mollusca (Phylum) Mollusks
└Gastropoda (Class) Gastropods
 └Caenogastropoda (Subclass) Caenogastropods
  └Littorinimorpha (Order)
   └Cypraeoidea (Superfamily) Cowries and Ovulids
    └Cypraeidae (Family) Cowries
     └Leporicypraea (Genus)
      └L. mappa (Species)
WoRMS ID: 396637🔗
iNaturalist ID: 201358🔗

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