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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