
Conus pulicarius
Flea Cone
Hwass, 1792Accepted name in the World Register of Marine Species.WoRMS 215492 ↗
Photo: (c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Takaaki Hattori (iNaturalist)
297
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1898
First collected
2003
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Conus pulicarius, most mentions first.
2002
Nonindigenous marine species at Waikiki and Hawaii Kai, O‘ahu, Hawai‘iColes, S.L., R.C. DeFelice & L.G. Eldredge · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
2001
Marine species survey of Johnston Atoll, central Pacific Ocean, June 2000Coles, S.L., R.C. DeFelice & D. Minton · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
2004
Assessment of nonindigenous species on coral reefs in the Hawaiian Islands, with emphasis on introduced invertebratesColes, S.L., L.G. Eldredge, F. Kandel, P.R. Reath & K. Longenecker · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2002
Records of shallow-water marine invertebrates from French Frigate Shoals, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands with a note on nonindigenous speciesDeFelice, R., D. Minton & S. Godwin · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2002
Nonindigenous marine species in Kane‘ohe Bay, O‘ahu, Hawai‘iColes, S.L., R.C. DeFelice & L.G. Eldredge · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
Where Bishop collected it
169 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1898 by Milton J. Flood; Ditlev Due Thaanum (Australia; Queensland; North Queensland; Barrier Reef). The Museum last collected it in 2003; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 25, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
121 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.

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)

2026-01-25
Diamond Head / Kapahulu / St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-26
Kokololio Beach Park, 55-017 Kamehameha Hwy, Hauula, HI 96717, USA
(c) sanoe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)




