Leporicypraea mappa mappa (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Scientific classification
Superdomain: Neomura
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Opisthokonta
(unranked) Holozoa
(unranked) Filozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
(unranked): Bilateria
(unranked): Protostomia
Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Subphylum: Conchifera
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Orthogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Leporicypraea
Species: L. mappa
Subspecies: L. mappa mappa

65mm

Pale violet base, 2015 (never faded)

Pulau Kapas, Marang, Terengganu, Malaysia

From my collection

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