Shell: small to large, thin, solid, conical, ranging from 8-34 mm. Without umbilicus.
Sculpture: smooth and weakly shiny between the costae; base rounded, smooth with axial ridges and a single, prominent spiral ridge forming the basal disc; 7-13 costae per whorl with each costa being high, blade or cord like, crossing the suture, continuous from whorl to whorl.
Aperture subovate.
Exterior colour white, polished, white, with a brownish narrow band in front of the suture when fresh, costae white.
Specimens
Coolum Beach, Queensland, Australia Size: 21mm Collected: Unknown Collected by hand [beach collected] at after a storm.
Flat Rock, Queensland, Australia Size: mm Collected: 1999 Collected from rocky reef at 15 m by scuba diver. Collected by Unknown collector 27/3/1999
Amity Point, Queensland, Australia Size: 21mm Collected: 1997 Collected at 2 m by scuba diver. Collected by Robert Ellis 16/11/1997 note spiral rib on base
King Reef, Queensland, Australia Size: 23mm Collected: Unknown No data.
Broulee, New South Wales, Australia Size: 8.99mm Collected: Unknown Collected by beach collected.
Wooli, New South Wales, Australia Size: mm Collected: 1989 Collected from rock. Collected by Unknown collector 1/8/1989
Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia Size: 25.8mm Collected: Unknown Collected from Sand at 8-10 m.
Long Reef, New South Wales, Australia Size: 22.66mm Collected: Unknown No data.
Kilcarnup, Western Australia, Australia Size: 14.14mm Collected: Unknown No data.
Japan, Japan Size: 34.83mm Collected: Unknown No data.
Mauritius, Mauritius Size: 14.05mm Collected: Unknown No data.
Palau, Palau Size: 27mm Collected: Unknown No data.
Unspecified Location, Philippines Size: 22.93mm Collected: Unknown No data.
The Gambia, The Gambia Size: 25.1mm Collected: Unknown Trawled at 10-20 m.
Ala Moana Reef, Hawaii, United States Of America Size: 19.4mm Collected: 1968 No data. Collected by Unknown collector 1968
California, United States Of America Size: 14.59mm Collected: Unknown No data.
Kaaawa Reef, Hawaii, United States Of America Size: 25.77mm Collected: 1965 No data. Collected by Evelyn Gage June 1965
Kaaawa Reef, Hawaii, United States Of America Size: 20.72mm Collected: 1965 No data. Collected by Evelyn Gage June 1965
Kehei Beach, Hawaii, United States Of America Size: 17.36mm Collected: Unknown No data.
Oahu, Hawaii, United States Of America Size: 12.86mm Collected: Unknown No data.
Oahu, Hawaii, United States Of America Size: 19.33mm Collected: 1969 No data.
Portlock, Hawaii, United States Of America Size: 13.37mm Collected: Unknown No data.
Portlock, Hawaii, United States Of America Size: 17.13mm Collected: Unknown Collected from on algae.
Quiberon Bay, France Size: 26.4mm Collected: Unknown No data.
Libya- General, Libya Size: 19.16mm Collected: Unknown No data.
Canary Islands, Spain Size: 27mm Collected: Unknown No data.
