CC0 · GBIF · full resolution
Conus pulicarius
Flea-bitten Cone
Conidae
- Collected by
- Lorrin Andrews Thurston & Ted T. Dranga; Lorrin Andrews ThurstonTed E. {should Be D.} Dranga →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
- Date
- July 3, 1925
- Locality
- West Maui; Lahaina District; Hanakaoo Point
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Maui County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.9193, -156.6954 ± 1,000 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 3, 1925, Lorrin Andrews Thurston & Ted T. Dranga; Lorrin Andrews Thurston also collected 15 other specimens.
Conus abbreviatus
Malacology
Conus catus
Malacology
Conus flavidus
Malacology
Conus imperialis
Malacology
Conus lividus
Malacology
Conus miles
Malacology
Conus rattus
Malacology
Conus vermiculatus
Malacology
Drupa horrida
Malacology
Latirus nodatus
Malacology
Strombus maculatus
Malacology
Stylifer
Malacology
Stylifer mittrei
Malacology
Thericium obeliscus
Malacology
Turbo intercostalis
Malacology
Still here: Conus pulicarius observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1925. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-01.
2026-08-01
Lahaina, HI, USA
(c) orionsmcc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-05
Maui, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) taylorlamprecht, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-03-24
HI, US
(c) Jules L, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2020-02-08
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) cory-pittman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2018-04-27
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) cory-pittman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2013-06-16
Kapalua, HI 96761, USA
(c) cory-pittman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Conus pulicarius. BPBM 199697. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/199697.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026