The fossil records of this species dates back to the Miocene (age range: from 23.03 to 0.012 million years ago).

The basic color is whitish or grayish with small radial ribs and sometimes with 8-10 dark gray or brownish bands radiating from the centre.

[3][4] Water for respiration and excretion is drawn in under the edge of the shell and exits through the "keyhole" at or near the apex.

Like all other fissurellids, these sea snails are herbivores, and use the radula to scrape algae from rocks.

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean and lives on stony soils at a depth of about 10 meters.