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''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.〔Poutiers, J. M. (1998).(in: ''FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes: The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific Volume 1.'' Seaweeds, corals, bivalves and gastropods ). Rome, FAO, 1998. page 492.〕 The map cowry was named on the basis of its distinct color pattern, because of the longitudinal lines and the easily distinguishable and sinuous mantle groove, which creates a resemblance to ancient maps.〔 == Taxonomy == ''Leporicypraea mappa'' was previously subordinated into the genus ''Cypraea''. In the currently most accepted taxonomy of the Cypraeidae by Lorenz & Hubert (2000), this species is considered to be within the genus ''Leporicypraea'', with several subspecies. Recently, the division of this taxon in two or even three nominal species based on morphological and molecular characters has been suggested. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leporicypraea mappa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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