Conus pulicarius

Flea-bitten Cone

Conidae

Collected by: Grace Burgess [C.M. Burgess Collection
Collector number: #84-11
Date: May 1, 1942
Locality: Waimanalo; Pahonu
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

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

Conus pulicarius observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1942. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 121 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25

Kamehameha Hwy + Ke Nui Rd, Pupukea, HI 96712, USA

(c) Madi Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12

HI, US

(c) Denali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-09

Magic Island Lagoon, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) jaminhein1215, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-01

Lahaina, HI, USA

(c) orionsmcc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-19

Hoomohala Ave + Kamolehonua St, East Kapolei, HI 96706, USA

(c) Madi Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-28

Moloaa Rd, Kilauea, HI, US

(c) rileeeyy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Conus pulicarius. BPBM 280484. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/280484.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026