Shell: small, light, subpyriform to subcylindrical, ranging from 10-12 mm.
Spire flattened, partially concealed. Teeth: 16 to 19 columellar teeth; 15 to 18 labral teeth.
Sculpture: smooth, porcelaneous.
Exterior colour fawn with diffuse tan axial bands; dusted with fine tan spots; base and margins ivory; ends of canals violet; prominent violet blotch at the spire. Mantle line indistinct.
Specimens
Gneerings Shoal, Australia Size: 12mm Collected: 1986 Collected on scuba at 15m under coral rubble.
Lamont Reef, Australia Size: 12mm Collected: 2019 Under rocks on weather edge of reef. At low tide.
Port Vila, Vanuatu Size: 10mm Collected: Unknown Purchased at local markets.
