Body whorl bulbous,with three elongated spines per varix, with slightly curved, spade like tips.
Body colour chalky white. Aperture white.
Fair, R. H. The Murex Book. Ruth Fair, 1976.
Specimens
Hutchinson's Shoal, Australia Size: 0mm Collected: 1998 found dead in 13m of water in sand and some dead coral
Flat Rock, Australia Size: 0mm Collected: 1999 found on ledge on drop of in 15m of water. Shell was amongst coral rubble and coarse sand covered with Lobophora variegata ( weed)
Charapoana Island, Solomon Islands Size: 0mm Collected: 2000 found on coral reef in about 5m of water amongst dead coral.
Hurghada, Egypt Size: 51mm Collected: 1987 On reef at 18-20m depth. Taken on scuba.