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Cypraea mappa Linnaeus, 1758

216782  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216782)

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  1. Variety Cypraea mappa var. cinereoviridescens Bouge, 1961 accepted as Leporicypraea mappa mappa (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  2. Variety Cypraea mappa var. panerythra Melvill, 1888 accepted as Leporicypraea mappa mappa (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  3. Variety Cypraea mappa var. rosea Gray, 1824 accepted as Leporicypraea rosea (Gray, 1824) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  4. Variety Cypraea mappa var. subsignata Melvill, 1888 accepted as Leporicypraea rosea rosea (Gray, 1824) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  5. Variety Cypraea mappa var. viridis Kenyon, 1902 accepted as Leporicypraea mappa (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 718 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Description Thick, humped shell, up to 9 cm, with coarse, blunt teeth. Dorsal colour cream with brown patches (giving a map-like...  
Description Thick, humped shell, up to 9 cm, with coarse, blunt teeth. Dorsal colour cream with brown patches (giving a map-like appearance). Thickened mushroom-coloured margins with smudged brown spots. Base creamy with orange teeth. Habitat: coral reefs in shallow and deeper water. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Cypraea mappa Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216782 on 2024-03-29
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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 718 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

basis of record Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Living Cowries. AS Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey. (look up in IMIS[details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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Description Thick, humped shell, up to 9 cm, with coarse, blunt teeth. Dorsal colour cream with brown patches (giving a map-like appearance). Thickened mushroom-coloured margins with smudged brown spots. Base creamy with orange teeth. Habitat: coral reefs in shallow and deeper water. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
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English map cowrie  [details]

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