Conus conspersus

Conus conspersus, common name the sprinkled cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]

Conus conspersus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. conspersus
Binomial name
Conus conspersus Reeve, 1844
Synonyms[1]
Asprella conspersa (Reeve, 1844) Conus (Phasmoconus) conspersus Reeve, 1844 · accepted, alternate representation Graphiconus conspersus (Reeve, 1844)

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Description

During the 20th. Century, the holotype was misplaced and thought to be lost, but has now (2022) been rediscovered and confirmed^[2] and is once again available to science.

The size of the shell varies between 24 mm and 56 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Australia.