Size

Shell length: 2.5-5cm (1-2")

Recognition Characters

Tall-spired, pointed shell. Shell is slender and elongate. Whorls are numerous with several major beaded, spiral cords and with very fine, granulated threads between major cords. Aperture is elongately ovate with a constricted extension above and a short canal at the base.

Color

White, spotted with brown or reddish brown

Habitat & Depth

Rocky, hard bottoms and sandy substrates. To 30m.

Distribution at GRNMS

Common. Can be found on variety of substrates and at the base of sponges, and bushy bryozoans and hydroids.

Geographic Range

North Carolina south to Brazil. Gulf coast to Texas and West Indies

Behavior & Notes

Synonyms

References

Ruppert and Fox 1988, Abbott 2001