The length of the shell attains . (Original description in Latin) The shell is ovate-fusiform and turreted, appearing pale tawny, and adorned with reddish-brown spots at the sutures. The 7
whorls are somewhat angled posteriorly, slightly excavated at the sutures, longitudinally plicate (folded), with the interstices being transversely striated. The ribs become obsolete on the
body whorl. The
aperture is elongated and narrow. The
lip is smooth and simple, and the outer lip is thin and regularly arched. ==Distribution==