The 2.5-3 (-3.5) mm. shell is cylindrical with a conical apex and yellow-brown to brown. The aperture is without teeth and the simple lip is thin. The shell has (4.5 )5-6 (-7) whorls. The last whorl has the largest diameter. The apex is more pointed than in
Columella columella. It is narrower and taller than the shell of the similar
Columella aspera. The shell sculpture is more irregular and finer than that of
C. aspera. ==Distribution==