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Shells and opercula of living specimens are pale yellow to brown, semi-transparent, and the septa a dense white. Buccal mass seen pinkish-red through the snout. Shells curve gently, and are more or less cylindrical. Shell diameter slightly increases from apex to aperture.
Found mid-intertidal, on fine to coarse sand with gravel and pebbles (Ref. 125681).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae