Conical shell up to 30mm in length (15mm in height) with a slit in the anterior margin. The shell is white both inside and out. The surface is sculptured with a fine reticulate pattern with about 50 radiating ridges interspersed with finer ones.
Key identification features
- Fine reticulated sculpture with about 50 radiating ridges
Similar species
- Emarginula fissura has much coarser sculpturing of shell surface
- Emarginula rosea has much coarser sculpturing of shell surface
Ecology and behaviour
Found under stones.
Distribution and status
Frequent?
Occurs from the north of Norway to the south of the British Isles.