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Conus pulicarius in life
In life — Flea-bitten Cone, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Takaaki Hattori
BPBM 274907Malacology

Conus pulicarius

Flea-bitten Cone

Conidae

Collected by
Kathleen West-Hurd
Date
June 28, 1959
Locality
Waikoko
Island
Kauaʻi
Region
Kauai County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
22.2046, -159.5247 ± 1,293 m
Record type
Preservedspecimen
297 Bishop specimens of Conus pulicarius · collected 1898–2003Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On June 28, 1959, Kathleen West-Hurd also collected 2 other specimens.

Hastula inconstans

Malacology

Hastula strigilata

Malacology

Cite this specimen

Conus pulicarius. BPBM 274907. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/274907.

Record sources

  • Last harvested October 27, 2026