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Map Cowry Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Superfamily: Cypraeoidea Family: Cypraeidae Subfamily: Cypraeinae Genus: Leporicypraea Species: L. mappa Scientific name: Leporicypraea mappa Considered economically important species in Indo-West Pacific, where it is collected both for food & shell trading. Named for distinct color pattern, because of longitudinal lines & easily distinguishable sinuous mantle groove, which look like ancient maps. Facebook.com/Conchology

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