Hello guys..
i do confused about how to identified Mappa ..? any suggestion...
Are the Mappa have many kind in different genus?
regards
hendro01
Cypraea mappa is an extremely variable species, in shape, size, color and pattern. In shells collected on one section of reef I have seen fully adult specimens from 55 mm to 85 mm; some average width, others round and inflated; dark patterns, light patterns; classical "map" patterns and all kinds of irregular patterns; some with colored bases, some with white bases; some with color between the teeth, some without. Not surprisingly, there are many named forms and variations, a few of them probably warranted, most of them unwarranted in my opinion.
I agree with Paul....Cypraea mappa is an extremely variable species. I have about 300 in my private collection.