Drupella cornus
horn drupe
(Röding, 1798)Accepted name in the World Register of Marine Species.WoRMS 212155 ↗
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9
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1977
First collected
2002
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Drupella cornus, most mentions first.
2002
Nonindigenous marine species in Kane‘ohe Bay, O‘ahu, Hawai‘iColes, S.L., R.C. DeFelice & L.G. Eldredge · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
Where Bishop collected it
3 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1977 by Richard Nakagawa; Francine Paxon & Misao Nakagawa (Kwajalein Atoll). The Museum last collected it in 2002; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as August 18, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
13 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-08-18
Pearl Harbor Entrance, ʻEwa, HI, US
(c) megansmith9, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-29
Lanai 5
(c) orionsmcc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-13
Honaunau-Napoopoo, HI 96704, USA
(c) Erica, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-28
Ahihi Bay, Wailea-Makena, HI, US
(c) makennap, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-12-16
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-12-08
Kihei, Maui, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2023-09-17
Makaiwa Bay, Hawai'i, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2019-10-23
Molokini, Maui, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)