Description
The shell is very small. The shell has 1.5 whorls. The last whorl is inflated. The aperture is oval and very large, like in succineids, columellar and parietal sides of the margin thickened.
The width of the shell is 1.5-3 mm. The height of the shell is 2-5 mm.
The animal cannot withdraw entirely into the shell. Otina ovata has no tentacles.
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