Leporicypraea mappa

Dorsal view of a shell of the map cowry, Leporicypraea mappa. The anterior end is towards the bottom

Comparing the color pattern of the shell of Leporicypraea mappa (left) and an ancient Chinese topographic map (right)

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 is considered an economically important species in the Indo-West Pacific, where it is usually collected both for food and for shell trading.

单词	Cypraea mappa
释义	Cypraea mappa 英语百科 Leporicypraea mappa 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 is considered an economically important species in the Indo-West Pacific, where it is usually collected both for food and for shell trading.
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