[1] This species is widespread in the Indo-Pacific, from Eastern Africa (Madagascar, Mozambique, Tanzania) to Southern Japan and Melanesia.

[2] This species lives on sandy bottoms with seagrass meadows, in intertidal and shallow subtidal areas to a depth of about 10 m.[3] Shell of Phalium glaucum can reach a length of 60–147 millimetres (2.4–5.8 in).

[2] These shells are helmet shaped with a large body whorl and tiny spires.

The molluscs have a white body and a large yellowish or whitish foot which is edged in reddish brown.

Usually this sea snail buries itself in the sandy areas with the long siphon sticking out.