Conus pulicarius

Flea-bitten Cone

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Conidae

Collected by: L.A. Thurston & T.T. Dranga; L.A. ThurstonTed E. {should Be D.} Dranga →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
Date: June 1, 1922
Locality: Central Pacific; Line Islands; Palmyra
Island: Palmyra Atoll
Region: United States Minor Outlying Islands
Coordinates: 5.8815, -162.0777 ± 4,199 m
Record type: Preservedspecimen

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

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On June 1, 1922, L.A. Thurston & T.T. Dranga; L.A. Thurston also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Conus pulicarius observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-06-13.

2025-06-13

Palmyra, UM

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

2025-01-20

South Pacific Ocean, Palmyra Atoll, UM

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

2024-03-10

South Pacific Ocean, Palmyra Atoll, UM

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

2021-10-16

Palmyra, Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, UM

(c) Ryan Rash, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Conus pulicarius. BPBM 67437. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36127834. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/67437.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36127834 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026