The length of the shell attains 6⅓ mm, its diameter 2⅓ mm. (Original description) The small shell has an elongate and subfusiform shape. It is dark purplish brown, paler at the
apex. It contains 6½
whorls, divided by a deep suture ; the first 1½ forming the
protoconch, large, semiglobose and smooth. The rest are slightly convex and longitudinally ribbed. The ribs are stout, broader than the interstices, suberect, a little arcuated. Those on the
body whorl become obsolete a trifle below the middle, whence downward the whorl is transversely finely striated, the striae at the extremity being closer together than those above. The
aperture is small, ovate, occupying about one third of the entire length. The
columella is arcuate, covered with a thin callosity. The outer
lip is thickened, with a very faint sinus a little below the suture. The
siphonal canal is short, distinct and oblique. ==Distribution==