Transition protoconch-teleoconch. Notice the close-set axial ribs that abruptly disappear after the transition. « This new species is easy to recognize from the combination of reticulate larval shell and almost smooth, rissoiform teleoconch. There is no species known that resembles it in this combination. » – Warén, Carrozza & Rocchini: “Elachisina versiliensis, a new Mediterranean species of the family Elachisinidae (Prosobranchia, Truncatelloidea)”, Bollettino Malacologico vol.25, Milano 1990, p.338.