Conus pulicarius

Flea-bitten Cone

Conidae

Collected by: Grace Burgess [C.M. Burgess Collection
Collector number: #84-6
Date: Invalid Date
Locality: Hanalei District; Hanalei
Island: Kauaʻi
Region: Kauai County, Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 22.2047, -159.4811 ± 3,224 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

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

Where it was collected

Still here: Conus pulicarius observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1941. 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)

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Cite this specimen

Conus pulicarius. BPBM 280476. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/280476.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026