Drupella rugosa
Coral-eating Whelk
Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae
- Collected by
- Johnson, Scott; Enewetak Mid-Pacific Marine Lab.Enewetak Mid-Pacific Marine Lab →Scott Johnson →
- Date
- November 2, 1982
- Locality
- Marshall Islands; Ralik Chain; Enewetak; North Enewetak Pinnacle
- Island
- Enewetok Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Record type
- Preservedspecimen
Drupella rugosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-28.
2025-12-28
(c) ylsu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-14
South Pacific Ocean, Cooktown, QLD, AU
(c) spagula, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-04-12
Mount Rooper QLD 4802, Australia
(c) Nick Lambert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2021-04-12
Mount Rooper QLD 4802, Australia
(c) Nick Lambert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2020-12-31
宮里2丁目, 名護市, 沖縄県, JP
(c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2020-12-31
宇茂佐, 名護市, 沖縄県, JP
(c) Takaaki Hattori, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Drupella rugosa. BPBM 251669. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36566632. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/251669.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36566632 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 27, 2026