title: Conus conspersus
text: # 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.
  
  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 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.
  
  