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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Feb 6.
Published in final edited form as: Toxicon. 2012 Apr 5;60(1):83–94. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2012.03.019

Fig. 1. Representative specimens of Conus purpurascens.

Fig. 1

Captive specimens 1–2 (representatives used in this study) and locality specimens 3–6. 1. Panama, long-term captive specimen - notice chalky appearance, loss of shell color and gloss; 2. Panama, long-term captive specimen - notice growth ridges and bands, shell was originally 23.9 mm in diameter and grew to 37.9 mm - at the broadest point; 3. Horseshoe Bay, Costa Rica, non-captive specimen; 4. Cocos Is. Costa Rica, non-captive specimen; 5. Gobernadora Is. Panama, non-captive specimen; 6. Jaco, Panama, non-captive specimen. (A) Scan Electron Microscopy of C. purpurascens radula harpoon showing apex, 1st and 2nd barbs – each radula is unique to each species of Conus; Insert (B) shows cross section of harpoon providing access to lumen and peptide venom remnants within.