Conus pulicarius

Flea-bitten Cone

Conidae

Collected by: Pele Expedition; Mary Eleanor KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition →
Collector number: 171
Date: April 29, 1962
Locality: Pokai Bay, off
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.4444, -158.1927
Record type: Preservedspecimen

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

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On April 29, 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 30 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-04-19.