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Conus pulicarius
Flea-bitten Cone
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Conidae
- Collected by
- Thaanum, Ditlev; Thaanum
- Collector number
- 432,r
- Date
- 1924
- Locality
- Kaneohe Bay; Kapapa Island
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.4768, -157.7985
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Conus pulicarius observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1924. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 41 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)

2025-12-26
Kokololio Beach Park, 55-017 Kamehameha Hwy, Hauula, HI 96717, USA
(c) sanoe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

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 239342. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36124946. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/239342.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36124946 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026
