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Updated 12/2/2025

Family Muricidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Drupella cornus

He'eia, Oahu, 2 feet, 40mm

 



 Makai Pier, Oahu, 6 feet
   

ELATED or HORN DRUPE

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.