Alborán Sea to Sénégal. Also discovered in Lampione islet, in the south-east of Sicilia (Nurra & al., 2008) and near Catania. Predator in the infralittoral. This is the largest member of the genus in the Mediterranean Sea. Original taxon: Volvaria oryza.
Live collected at 2m deep, under stone, Punta del Carnero, Getares, Algeciras, Andalucia, S. Spain. 6,5mm.
Shell grit, by the lighthouse, Punta del Carnero. 6-7mm.
« Remarkably characterized by its conspicuous broad fulvous-brown band. » – L. A. Reeve: Conchologia iconica vol. XV, London 1866, plate XVI and text.
