Predator on seashells from the shallow infralittoral down to the circalittoral, crawling below the surface of sandy bottoms. Original taxon: Nerita nitida. A synonym is pulchella Risso. Many named variants exist: “elata” (high-spired) ,“lactea” (on which Donovan based his description of the species), “globulosa” etc. – 30m deep, Punta de la Mona, east of La Herradura, Granada, Andalucia, S. Spain. 5,5mm.

Shell globose (uncommon) to conical (more prevalent), glossy. Colour white to pale fawn or camel; pattern made of usually 5 spiral bands of brown marks; the closest to the suture is often darker than the others. Sculpture made up of tiny prosocline growth lines. Umbilicus open, radially striated, partially covered by a fat parietal callus on the adapical part of the columellar side. Colour of the callus fawn to dark brown, reddish. Aperture tinged with the same pattern than outside.