Conical shell up to 4mm in length. Tends to be relatively tall compared with similar species (up to 2.5mm in height). The outside is white or grey-brown in colour and the inside white and shiney. Surface sculptured with fine radial and concentric ridges. The animal does not possess eyes.
Key identification features
- Backwardly tilted apex
- Small internal septum
Similar species
- Iothia fulva has apex very close to anterior edge of shell
- Lepeta caeca does not have tilted apex or internal septum
Ecology and behaviour
Lives on hard stoney bottoms probably feeding on detritus.
Distribution and status
Not common
From Norway south to the Azores and Mediterranean but absent from the English Channel and most of the North Sea.