Crown Cone
Conus regius
A heavier cone with a knobbed shoulder and rich chestnut mottling, mostly a Keys and southeast find.
- Typical size
- 1.5–3 in
- How often it turns up
- Uncommon
- Collecting
- Restricted
- Handling
- Possibly venomous
Florida allows no live shelling in many counties and parks. If the animal is still inside, photograph it and put it back where you found it.
How to tell it apart
- Knobs or nodules along the shoulder
- Deep chestnut and white cloud pattern
- Thick, solid shell
Found one?
Photograph it and BeachNut will rank the likely matches, then log it to your collection.
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