Conus pulicarius

Flea-bitten Cone

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Conidae

Collected by: Pele Expedition 1959; M. E. KingMary Eleanor King →Pele Expedition 1959 →
Date: September 17, 1959
Locality: Honolulu Harbor, North
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.3104, -157.8673 ± 1,102 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

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

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On September 17, 1959, Pele Expedition 1959; M. E. King also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Conus pulicarius observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1959. 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)

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Cite this specimen

Conus pulicarius. BPBM 259344. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36126608. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/259344.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36126608 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026