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Thanks Chris. I had about come to the same conclusion. I looked at
all the mappa pics I could find, and found some with similar side spots,
even though the ones on this one look remarkably like C. lynx. It would
be awfully big for a lynx/mappa cross, though.
Cheers,
Don
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From: "Chris Takahashi" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 3:12 AM
Subject: Re: eBay hybrid cowry?
> Aloha Don,
> This is in my opinion a Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758. Obviously the shell
> suffered earlier pre-adulthood damage before maturing. The damage extended
> to the mantle which would likely explain the incomplete dorsal pattern.
> I've
> had bizarre mappa's before & this is a oddity all right.
> Mahalo! Chris
> Takahashi
>
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