Shell: small to moderately small, elliptical to sub-cylindrical, ranging from 10-37 mm.
Spire flat to invert, partially concealed. Teeth: 21 to 26 columellar teeth; 20 to 24 labral teeth.
Sculpture: smooth, porcelaneous, outer lip calloused.
Exterior colour blue grey, crossed by squarish blotches forming 3 axial bands; heavily dusted with tan freckles; brown blotch centrally on the dorsum; base and margins cream to ivory with prominent diffuse, brown spots on the margins. Mantle line indistinct.
Specimens
Amity Point, Australia Size: 31.6mm Collected: 2020 Collected by diver at 8-12m.
Hutchinson, Australia Size: 25mm Collected: 2019 Found dead in sand and coarse rubble in 10m of water
Hutchinson, Australia Size: mm Collected: 2013 Collected dead in sand at about 13m.
Subspecies: Talostolida teres teres (Gmelin, 1791) Langford Reef, Australia Size: 27.15mm Collected: Unknown Collected from rubble at 3-5m by diver. Inflated margin with distinct spots.
Swains Reef, Australia Size: 32.2mm Collected: Unknown Collected by scuba diver.
Naru Gap, Solomon Islands Size: mm Collected: 2001 found dead on coral reef in 10m of water
forma: subfasciata (Link, 1807) Malaita, Solomon Islands Size: 24.13mm Collected: Unknown Collected from sponges in cave at 8-10m at night by diver.
Deku dekuru, Solomon Islands Size: mm Collected: 2002 found dead on coral reef in 10m of water
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Size: mm Collected: 1984 found dead on coral reef in 2m of water
Quayles Reef, Papua New Guinea Size: mm Collected: 2001 found dead on coral reef in 10m of water
Kali Bay, Papua New Guinea Size: 25mm Collected: Unknown No data.
Subspecies: Talostolida teres teres (Gmelin, 1791) Rabaul, Papua New Guinea Size: 31.18mm Collected: Unknown Collected from Rabaul Market. Inflated margin with distinct spots.
Port Vila, Vanuatu Size: 10mm Collected: Unknown Purchased at local markets.
Port Vila, Vanuatu Size: 21.08mm Collected: Unknown No data.
Subspecies: Talostolida teres janae (Lorenz, 2002) This subspecies is more cylindrical, very calloused, with labral teeth extending onto the lip and margins finely spotted on each side. From Polynesia. Tahiti, French Polynesia Size: 17.3mm Collected: Unknown Collected from under dead coral inside lagoon at 1-2m.
Subspecies: Talostolida teres alveolus (Tapparone Canefri, 1882) Cebu, Philippines Size: 37.95mm Collected: Unknown Collected from under coral slabs at low tide.
Subspecies: Talostolida teres alveolus (Tapparone Canefri, 1882) near Kalimantan, Indonesia Size: 25.26mm Collected: Unknown Collected from sand and under coral slabs amongst live coral at 5-20m.
Subspecies: Talostolida teres alveolus (Tapparone Canefri, 1882) Nungwi, Tanzania Size: 27.25mm Collected: Unknown Collected from under dead coral at low tide.
