The length of the shell attains 11.2 mm, its diameter 3.9 mm. (Original description) The slender shell is relatively large. The
protoconch consists of between two and a half and three
whorls, the last whorl bearing a strong keel, lying behind middle, on which the axial riblets are swollen into beads. The riblets do not extend forward beyond the keel. The
sculpture consists of axial ribs (13 to 15 on penultimate whorl), overridden by spiral threads (4 to 6 on penultimate whorl). A secondary spiral thread may appear in interspaces. Microscopic axials and spirals visible in interspaces. ==Distribution==