Shell: small, ranging from 12-52 mm.
Teeth: 18 columellar teeth; 18 to 21 labral teeth.
Sculpture: heavily pustulate, porcelaneous; margins calloused, heavily pitted and ridged along the edge; teeth extending across the base; mantel line impressed.
Exterior colour blue grey to tan background covered with white pustules; base pale orange, margins lighter; teeth highlighted in orange; terminals dark orange.
Specimens
Subspecies: Staphylaea staphylaea consobrina (Garrett, 1879) Australia to Polynesia. More rounded, oval. Shorter extremities; aperture more curved;pustules larger and more confluent; teeth long and thickened with narrower interticies; dorsum usually pale blue. The Wrecks to Myora Light, Australia Size: mm Collected: 1989 found on dark purple/ black sponge in an area with sand, mud and coral rubble bottom 0.4m tide
Subspecies: Staphylaea staphylaea consobrina (Garrett, 1879) Australia to Polynesia. More rounded, oval. Shorter extremities; aperture more curved;pustules larger and more confluent; teeth long and thickened with narrower interticies; dorsum usually pale blue. Myora Light, Australia Size: 19mm Collected: 1996 On intertidal reef under coral rubble and on black sponge.
Subspecies: Staphylaea staphylaea consobrina (Garrett, 1879) Australia to Polynesia. More rounded, oval. Shorter extremities; aperture more curved;pustules larger and more confluent; teeth long and thickened with narrower interticies; dorsum usually pale blue. Myora Light, Australia Size: mm Collected: 1989 under coral slabs in 50cm of water sand and mud bottom with coral rubble 0.4m tide
Subspecies: Staphylaea staphylaea consobrina (Garrett, 1879) Australia to Polynesia. More rounded, oval. Shorter extremities; aperture more curved;pustules larger and more confluent; teeth long and thickened with narrower interticies; dorsum usually pale blue. Alexandra Headland, Australia Size: 25mm Collected: Unknown No data.
Subspecies: Staphylaea staphylaea consobrina (Garrett, 1879) Australia to Polynesia. More rounded, oval. Shorter extremities; aperture more curved;pustules larger and more confluent; teeth long and thickened with narrower interticies; dorsum usually pale blue. Brunswick Heads, Australia Size: 21.06mm Collected: Unknown Collected from 15m by diver
Subspecies: Staphylaea staphylaea consobrina (Garrett, 1879) Australia to Polynesia. More rounded, oval. Shorter extremities; aperture more curved;pustules larger and more confluent; teeth long and thickened with narrower interticies; dorsum usually pale blue. Gneerings Shoal, Australia Size: 52.07mm Collected: Unknown Collected from rocky reef at 12-15m by diver.
Subspecies: Staphylaea staphylaea consobrina (Garrett, 1879) Australia to Polynesia. More rounded, oval. Shorter extremities; aperture more curved;pustules larger and more confluent; teeth long and thickened with narrower interticies; dorsum usually pale blue. Lamont Reef, Australia Size: 22mm Collected: 2019 Dead in sand and coral rubble under rocks and coral slabs on intertidal reef.
Subspecies: Staphylaea staphylaea consobrina (Garrett, 1879) Australia to Polynesia. More rounded, oval. Shorter extremities; aperture more curved;pustules larger and more confluent; teeth long and thickened with narrower interticies; dorsum usually pale blue. Fitzroy Island, Australia Size: 23.59mm Collected: Unknown Under rocky slabs under jetty.
Scott Reef, Australia Size: 19.67mm Collected: Unknown Under coral slabs on shallow reef in 1-2m of water at low tide.
Subspecies: Staphylaea staphylaea consobrina (Garrett, 1879) Australia to Polynesia. More rounded, oval. Shorter extremities; aperture more curved;pustules larger and more confluent; teeth long and thickened with narrower interticies; dorsum usually pale blue. Nusa Aghana, Solomon Islands Size: mm Collected: 2000 found dead in sand on reef at 5m
Subspecies: Staphylaea staphylaea consobrina (Garrett, 1879) Australia to Polynesia. More rounded, oval. Shorter extremities; aperture more curved;pustules larger and more confluent; teeth long and thickened with narrower interticies; dorsum usually pale blue. Joe, Solomon Islands Size: mm Collected: 2001 found dead on coral reef in 5m of water
Subspecies: Staphylaea staphylaea consobrina (Garrett, 1879) Australia to Polynesia. More rounded, oval. Shorter extremities; aperture more curved;pustules larger and more confluent; teeth long and thickened with narrower interticies; dorsum usually pale blue. Uepi Point, Solomon Islands Size: mm Collected: 2002 found dead on coral reef in 5m of water
Subspecies: Staphylaea staphylaea consobrina (Garrett, 1879) Australia to Polynesia. More rounded, oval. Shorter extremities; aperture more curved;pustules larger and more confluent; teeth long and thickened with narrower interticies; dorsum usually pale blue. Charapoana Island, Solomon Islands Size: 14mm Collected: 2018 Dead in sand on top of reef slope. 5m depth
Gabutu Beach, Papua New Guinea Size: mm Collected: 1984 found under a coral rock in areas of sand and coral in a protected lagoon, frilly pink mantle
Quayles Reef, Papua New Guinea Size: mm Collected: 2001 found dead on coral reef in 5m of water
Subspecies: Staphylaea staphylaea consobrina (Garrett, 1879) Australia to Polynesia. More rounded, oval. Shorter extremities; aperture more curved;pustules larger and more confluent; teeth long and thickened with narrower interticies; dorsum usually pale blue. Nadi, Fiji Size: 12.73mm Collected: Unknown Under coral slabs on hard reef at low tide.
Subspecies: Staphylaea staphylaea consobrina (Garrett, 1879) Australia to Polynesia. More rounded, oval. Shorter extremities; aperture more curved;pustules larger and more confluent; teeth long and thickened with narrower interticies; dorsum usually pale blue. Port Vila, Vanuatu Size: 20mm Collected: Unknown Purchased at local markets.
Subspecies: Staphylaea staphylaea laevigata (Dautzenberg, 1932) This subspecies from western & northern Indian Ocean. Pustules less distinct, stronger towards the margins; aperture wider; teeth rather fine; smooth area between teeth and margins narrow; dorsum dark brown to bluish. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Size: 18.32mm Collected: Unknown No data.
Subspecies: Staphylaea staphylaea laevigata (Dautzenberg, 1932) This subspecies from western & northern Indian Ocean. Pustules less distinct, stronger towards the margins; aperture wider; teeth rather fine; smooth area between teeth and margins narrow; dorsum dark brown to bluish. Pemba Island, Tanzania Size: 13.61mm Collected: Unknown Collected on shallow reefs by native fishermen.
Subspecies: Staphylaea staphylaea laevigata (Dautzenberg, 1932) This subspecies from western & northern Indian Ocean. Pustules less distinct, stronger towards the margins; aperture wider; teeth rather fine; smooth area between teeth and margins narrow; dorsum dark brown to bluish. Madagascar, Madagascar Size: 20.31mm Collected: 1991 Offshore reef under coral slabs.
