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Description: 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. ISBN 0-525-93269-0
Title: Conus regius Florida Keys 1
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