The shell is supposed to be a little less slender than that of nitidissima, and to be devoid of spiral microsculpture. But intergrades do exist (Alen Petani). It is « so transparent, that in some individuals the columella appears entirely through the test. » – de Folin & Périer: Les fonds de la mer vol. I, Paris 1867, p.100. – 7m deep, Bozcaada island, Çanakkale, W. Marmara province, NW. Turkey. 2mm.

« It is to M. Pointel that we dedicate this charming species, collected in the bottom-living specimens which he took so much care to collect. » – The planorbiform and sinistral protoconch is typical of the genus.