The shell is white, oblong, thin, narrow above and somewhat convex; the posterior side is less curved than the anterior.

[2] Limatula hodgsoni is found on the seabed of the waters around Antarctica at depths down to at least 769 m (2,500 ft).

[2] It is very common in the zone deeper than 33 m (110 ft) which is the lower limit for anchor ice formation.

This matrix is a biodiverse habitat rich in sea anemones, polychaete worms, hydroids, bryozoans and molluscs.

[3] Limatula hodgsoni is the most abundant bivalve mollusc in this habitat and is preyed on by the starfishes Odontaster validus and Diplasterias brucei.