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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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Common in clusters on
branching coral in shallow water. It consumes coral polyps,
leaving scars allowing algae and disease to proliferate. Attains
1.7 inches, 40mm.
Red Sea to Hawaii and French Polynesia.
Formerly known as Drupella elata. |
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