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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