Size: Up to 10mm high; 4mm broad Shape: Relatively tall shell with the last whorl making up about two thirds of the total shell height. Has a siphonal canal and deep anal siphon. Colour: White sometimes with reddish brown spots. Sculpture: Possesses spiral ridges and grooves 20-25 on the last whorl and 5-6 on the penult. Animal: White with two blunt tipped tentacles each with an eye at the base. No operculum on foot nor does the animal possess a radula.
Ecology and behaviour
Lives on sandy bottoms from 30 to 900m depths. Food and method of feeding is unknown.
Distribution and status
Found all around the British Isles but not common.
References and links
- Graham, A. 1988. Molluscs: Prosobranch and Pyramidellid Gastropods. London.