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Drupella cornus
Updated 12/2/2025
Family
Muricidae
INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII
Drupella
cornus
ELATED or HORN DRUPE
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Locally common in
groups on branching and Montipora coral at any depth. The aperture
is white and it tends to be heavily encrusted by coralline algae.
They consume coral tissue,
leaving scars for algae and disease to proliferate. Attains
1.7 inches, 40 mm.
Red Sea to Hawaii and French Polynesia.
Formerly known as Drupella elata. |
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