One Cypraea mappa shell measuring 2 1/2 to 3 inches ******

One Cypraea mappa shell measuring 2/ 1/2 to 3 inches.

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Cyprea Mappa pink base

Cyprea Mappa is found in the Indo-Pacific region from the Indian Ocean East to the North Australian/New Zealand shores.

Leporicypraea mappa (previously known as Cypraea mappa), common name the map cowry, is a species of large sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

This species is collected in the Indo-West Pacific, where it is sold for food and shell trading.

The maximum shell length of this species is up to 4 inches, but it more commonly grows up to about 3 inches.

Leporicypraea mappa is widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific. It is present in many regions, including East Africa, Madagascar, southeastern Red Sea, eastern Polynesia, southern Japan, Australia and New Caledonia.

Scientific classification

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Gastropoda

clade Hypsogastropoda

clade Littorinimorpha

Superfamily: Cypraeoidea

Family: Cypraeidae

Subfamily: Cypraeinae

Genus: Leporicypraea