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Conus pulicarius
Conidae
- Collected by
- Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition →
- Collector number
- 142
- Date
- April 8, 1962
- Locality
- Waikiki, off
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.2767, -157.8365 ± 1,532 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On April 8, 1962, Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor King also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Conus pulicarius observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 42 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-09.

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

2026-01-25
Diamond Head / Kapahulu / St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-27
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-10-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-28
Oʻahu, ʻĀhuimanu, HI, US
(c) mbullock211, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-16
Mamala Bay, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Conus pulicarius. BPBM 220279. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/220279.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026












