Shell: small to moderately small, thin, elliptical to sub cylidrical, ranging from 15-28mm.
Spire to very low, about 0%-13% of shell height.
Shoulder angled, sub sutural ramp incised with fine radial lines. Sculpture: smooth with weak spiral ribs towards the siphonal canal.
Aperture wide at the base becoming narrower at the shoulder.
Exterior base colour pink to mauve, with white, tan or brown clouds, flames or blotches often forming 3 radial bands, overlaid with spiral rows of alternating brown and white dots and dashes. Aperture pale mauve, outer patterns showing through.
Specimens
Flat Rock, Australia Size: 24.12mm Collected: 1998 Collected from under rocks in course sand at 12-15m by diver.
Lady Musgrave Is, Australia Size: 24.1mm Collected: Unknown Collected from reef at low tide.
Charapoana Island, Solomon Islands Size: 15mm Collected: 2000 found dead in sand on coral reef in 10m of water. shell fragment only
Rabaul, Papua New Guinea Size: 25.47mm Collected: Unknown No data.
Rabaul- Old, Papua New Guinea Size: 24.82mm Collected: 1960 Collected by scuba diver.
Port Vila, Vanuatu Size: 28mm Collected: 1999 No data.
Philippines, Philippines Size: 27mm Collected: Unknown No data.
Toliara, Madagascar Size: 17.63mm Collected: Unknown No data
Oahu, United States of America Size: 19.31mm Collected: Unknown Collected from sand on coral reef by scuba diver.
