Supension and deposit feeder in the infralittoral down to circa 200m deep, mostly half-burrowed in gravelly-muddy bottoms.
Synonym: communis Risso.
80m deep, Límnos island, N. Aegean Sea. 33mm.
Three major cords per whorl, up to six on the last one.
« …the whole surface is covered with fine and close-set indistinct flexuous striae in the line of growth. Colour yellowish-brown of various shades, with occasionally darker longitudinal streaks. Spire sharply pointed, although the tip is usually broken off. Whorls 16-20, convex but compressed, shelving above and below the suture; they increase very gradually. Suture distinct, becoming deeper towards the base of the spire. Mouth squarish, angulated above and slightly expanding below; outer lip incurved, on the upper side; inner lip reflected over the pillar, and in adult specimens united with the outer lip. » – J. G. Jeffreys: British conchology vol. IV, London 1867, p.81.
The species is gregarious.
Beachstormed, on sand banks, Grau de la Vieille Nouvelle, Gruissan, Occitania, S. France. 36,5-37,5mm.
Original pictures provided by S. Clanzig (FR) – (CC BY-NC-SA).
In nets, Dieppe, Normandy, N. France. 40,5mm.