WoRMS name details
Cypraea mappa Linnaeus, 1758
216782 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216782)
unaccepted
Species
- Variety Cypraea mappa var. cinereoviridescens Bouge, 1961 accepted as Leporicypraea mappa mappa (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Variety Cypraea mappa var. panerythra Melvill, 1888 accepted as Leporicypraea mappa mappa (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Variety Cypraea mappa var. rosea Gray, 1824 accepted as Leporicypraea rosea (Gray, 1824) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Variety Cypraea mappa var. subsignata Melvill, 1888 accepted as Leporicypraea rosea rosea (Gray, 1824) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Variety Cypraea mappa var. viridis Kenyon, 1902 accepted as Leporicypraea mappa (Linnaeus, 1758)
marine
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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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...
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. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cypraea mappa Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216782 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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basis of record Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Living Cowries. AS Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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[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 Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
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]
