Conus pulicarius

Flea-bitten Cone

Conidae

Collected by: Lorrin Andrews Thurston
Date: Invalid Date
Locality: {No Locality Given}
Region: {No Locality Given}
Record type: Preservedspecimen

297 Bishop specimens of Conus pulicarius · collected 1898–2003Species page ›

Collected the same day

On Invalid Date, Lorrin Andrews Thurston also collected 24+ other specimens.

Conus pulicarius observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 316 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)

2026-10-01

Acc. plage ta'ahiamanu, French Polynesia, PF

(c) Adam Trinklein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-01

Nanumea, Tuvalu

(c) Adam Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-19

Windward Islands, French Polynesia

(c) Christopher Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-16

Taha'a, French Polynesia

(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Conus pulicarius. BPBM 200378. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/200378.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026