The upper side of the seashell Conus regius Gmelin, 1791[1].
Like some Conus species, Conus regius may cause accidents in humans due to the shooting of its poison dart. The first report on a clinical case involving this species was in Brazil in the year of 2009; consisted in a puncture caused in the right hand of a diver who presented paresthesia and movement difficulty in the whole limb. The manifestations disappeared after around twelve hours, without sequelae.
Junior, Vidal Haddad; Coltro, Marcus; Simone, Luiz Ricardo L. "Report of a human accident caused by Conus regius (Gastropoda, Conidae)". Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical. vol.42 no.4 Uberaba July/Aug. 2009[2]
This species occurs in South Florida, West Indies and Brazil, in moderately deep water.
ABBOTT, R. Tucker; DANCE, S. Peter (1982). Compendium of Seashells. A color Guide to More than 4.200 of the World's Marine Shells. New York: E. P. Dutton. p. 267. 412 pp. ISBN0-525-93269-0
Date
4-08-2011
Source
Own work
Author
Nick Zantop
Licensing
Zsnapper at English Wikipedia, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publishes it under the following license:
to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
to remix – to adapt the work
Under the following conditions:
attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.
== Summary == {{Information |Description={{en|1=Conus regius collected off the Florida Keys in 8-10 feet of water. The image was taken in April 2011.}} |Source=Own Work |Author=Self. [http://www.nickzantop.com Nick Zantop http://www.nickzantop.com] |Dat