Shell short (1.7-1.9mm) and barrel-shaped with the penultimate whorl often slightly wider than the body whorl. Mouth edge thin, not strongly reflected: a slight transverse thickening just behind the lip. Aperture with 5 - 6 teeth; 2 parietal, 1 - 2 columellar, 2 palatal. Shell pale brown with very fine regular striations.
Ecology and behaviour
Found in damp places such as damp woods, marshes, lake margins, flushes and dune slacks. Generally intolerant of human disturbance.