« Shell of typical eulimid shape, tall and slender, slightly twisted, rather solid and perfectly transparent. Larval shell consists of 2.5-3 slightly convex whorls […] and is clearly demarcated from the teleoconch by a labial scar. The teleoconch consists of 9, almost perfectly flat, perfectly smooth whorls. There are 9 labial scars after the one demarcating the larval shell […]. The suture is rather distinct and the subsutural zone occupies about ¼ of the heeight of the whorls. The aperture is evenly rounded in its lower part, pointed above. Columellar callus well developed. Outer lip strongly retracted at the suture, which it meets at a right angle, lower part strongly protruding. » – A. Warén: “ The identity of Turbo politus Linnaeus, 1758 (Prosobranchia, Eulimidae)”, Bollettino Malacologico vol. 24, Milano 1988, p.21: description of a neotype. – Above and below: 9m deep, Otranto, Lecce, Puglia, SE. Italy. Size about 3,7mm. Original pictures provided by F. Vitale (IT) – (CC BY-NC-SA).