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Conus pulicarius
Flea-bitten Cone
Conidae
- Collected by
- Tuttle, H.L.; Merlin TuttleHorace L. Tuttle →Merlin D. Tuttle →
- Collector number
- HT 321
- Date
- July 1, 1944
- Locality
- Hanalei District; Hanalei; Hanalei Bay, Haena side
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Kauai County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 22.2002, -159.5211 ± 1,792 m
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 1, 1944, Tuttle, H.L.; Merlin Tuttle also collected 7 other specimens.
Still here: Conus pulicarius observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1944. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-01-28.
2026-01-28
Moloaa Rd, Kilauea, HI, US
(c) rileeeyy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-03-31
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) jvelander, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2018-10-04
Anahola, Kaua'i, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2017-05-29
Anini Reef, Kalihiwai, HI, USA
(c) David Andreas de Rivera Tønnessen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Conus pulicarius. BPBM 240409. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/240409.
Record sources
- Last harvested October 27, 2026