Cypraea mappa rovi - Super Rare Mappa Form !! , Lorenz, 2016
Size
50.9 mm
Locality
Murion Islands, WA
Note
During our ROV collecting activities over the past 15 years, we have collected around five live and five dead mappa on the Dirk Hartog and North West Shelf. This specimen was found in May 2025 at the base of a rocky ledge in 82 metres of water west of Muiron Island, Western Australia. Exceptional specimen of a very rare mappa.
Conservatively graded Fine+++/Gem- due to having a subtle growth irregularity on the dorsum. I believe that less than 20 of this mappa form has been collected and even fewer where live taken specimens.