Abstract
A new subspecies of Leporicypraea mappa (Linnaeus, 1758) from the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia is described as Leporicypraea mappa curvati n. ssp. It is separated from two other principal populations, one found in the Tuamotu Archipelago and the other in the Society Islands. All three populations were separated from Leporicypraea mappa viridis (Kenyon, 1902) byDr. Felix Lorenz, which he then described as a single new taxon Leporicypraea mappa admirabilisLorenz, 2002. The authors will use analysis of comparative conchological characteristics, biogeographic and oceanographic conditions, and relative genetic change to demonstrate that substantial separation exists to validate L. m. curvati as a new subspecies.
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