WoRMS taxon details
original description
(of Leporicypraea mappa rewa Steadman & Cotton, 1943) Steadman, W. R. & Cotton, B. C. (1943). The Cowries (Cypraeidae) of Fiji. <em>Records of the South Australian Museum.</em> 7: 309-336., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40980517 page(s): 329 [details]
basis of record
Lorenz F. (2002) New worldwide cowries. Descriptions of new taxa and revisions of selected groups of living Cypraeidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). <i>Schriften zur Malakozoologie aus dem Haus der Natur-Cismar</i> 20: 1-292, pls 1-40. [details]
additional source
Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp. page(s): 300. [details]
additional source
Steadman, W. R. & Cotton, B. C. (1943). The Cowries (Cypraeidae) of Fiji. <em>Records of the South Australian Museum.</em> 7: 309-336., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40980517 page(s): 329. [details]
From editor or global species database
Validity DNA tested by Chris Meyer (CGDP, 2005) (http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cowries/) but not recognized as an Evolutionarily Significant Unit (ESU). Until more evidence becomes available to validate it, it should be considered a species inquirenda. [details]
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