Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas

Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00069

Horn Drupe

Drupella cornus

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Horn Drupe (Drupella cornus) — source-informed Atlas ecological reconstruction of one adult shell beside characteristic coral habitat without implying feeding; the frozen Kauaʻi status remains historical.
Horn Drupe (Drupella cornus) — source-informed Atlas ecological reconstruction of one adult shell beside characteristic coral habitat without implying feeding; the frozen Kauaʻi status remains historical. · Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas · Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas community media · Image source

About Horn Drupe

Bishop Museum TR29 coastal-survey table explicitly records Drupella cornus in Kauaʻi station columns.

WoRMS AphiaID 212155 lists Drupella cornus as accepted.

Direct shallow coastal survey station evidence.

Accepted coral-associated gastropod with direct island-station evidence.

Names and classification

Scientific name
Drupella cornus
Common names
Horn Drupe
Other names
Drupella cornus · Drupelia elata
Record type
species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence
Historical survey occurrence; no recent living Kauaʻi record independently inspected.
Origin
Origin not inferred from occurrence census
Conservation status
Not assessed
Evidence limits
Occurrence category and evidence are source-bounded. Abundance, trend, and living status are not inferred beyond the reviewed evidence.

Habitat and ecology

Habitats
Marine reef and nearshore

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description
Drupella cornus is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Accepted coral-associated gastropod with direct island-station evidence.

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