Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Map Cowry
Leporicypraea mappa
Map Cowry
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)
└Gastropoda (Class)
 └Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  └Littorinimorpha (Order)
   └Cypraeoidea (Superfamily)
    └Cypraeidae (Family)
     └Leporicypraea (Genus)

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