Summary[
edit] Description: English: The upper side of the seashell Leporicypraea mappa (Linnaeus, 1758)
[1], the Map Cowrie; an species of the Cypraeidae family, from shallow water in the coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific, under slabs. Edited image. ABBOTT, R. Tucker; DANCE, S. Peter (1982). Compendium of Seashells. A color Guide to More than 4.200 of the World's Marine Shells. New York: E. P. Dutton. p. 96. 412 pp.
ISBN 0-525-93269-0 The name of its specific epithet ( mappa ) is originated by the drawings on its dorsal surface, that's look like a map. In this example, it's possible to imagine a river with tributaries, "in west" of the shell. Date: 26 March 2021. Source: Original
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