The length of the shell attains 12 mm. (Original description) The shell is somewhat fusiform. The spire is acuminated. The whorls are rounded, rather gibbous, concentrically ribbed, smooth. The aperture is short and ovate. The sinus is rather conspicuous. The color of the shell is dark chesnut-brown within and without. The lip is yellowish, crossed with fine brown lines. The color of the shell is chestnut- or chocolate-brown within and without, with narrow brown lines, more conspicuous on the thickened
lip, which is lighter colored. The
whorls are rounded, rather gibbous, those of the
spire obtusely angulated. ==Distribution==