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Conus pulicarius
Flea-bitten Cone
Conidae
- Collected by
- Ted T. Dranga; Lorrin Andrews ThurstonTed E. {should Be D.} Dranga →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
- Date
- February 20, 1925
- Locality
- Waikiki; Diamond Head; off Judge Dole's Beach Place
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Conus pulicarius observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1925. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 121 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Kamehameha Hwy + Ke Nui Rd, Pupukea, HI 96712, USA
(c) Madi Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12
HI, US
(c) Denali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-09
Magic Island Lagoon, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jaminhein1215, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-01
Lahaina, HI, USA
(c) orionsmcc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-19
Hoomohala Ave + Kamolehonua St, East Kapolei, HI 96706, USA
(c) Madi Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-28
Moloaa Rd, Kilauea, HI, US
(c) rileeeyy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Conus pulicarius. BPBM 199704. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/199704.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
