It occurs from the Barents and White Seas in the north, around the coasts of Norway, Sweden, Greenland and as far south as the Azores. It is found on all shores around Britain and Ireland.

The map provided here shows the distribution of the species based on Conchological Society data.

It is a northern species extending as far south as north Wales in the west and Yorkshire in the east. Elsewhere it occurs across the Arctic Ocean around Norway, Sweden, Greenland and the Atlantic coast of North America.

Relatively rare species. It occurs from the Arctic Ocean and Barents Seas in the north, around the coasts of Norway, Sweden, Greenland and as far south as the Mediterranean. Present all around the British Isles.

It is a rare species with a relatively restricted distribution being confined to south west Britain, the west of Ireland and south to the Channel Islands and Brittany coast.