Shell: small to moderately small, light, ovate- ovateoblong, ranging from 10-31 mm.
Spire concealed. Teeth: 15 to 18 columellar teeth; 14 to 19 labral teeth.
Sculpture: smooth, porcelaneous.
Exterior colour white overlaid light to dark tan with clearly defined white spots; base and margins white.
Specimens
forma: zadela (Iredale, 1939) This form from Queensland. More pyriform; anterior tips pointed and margined; dorsal line distiinct. Amity Point, Australia Size: 20mm Collected: 2018 Dived.
forma: orientalis Indonesia to PNG. Pyriform; slightly rostrate; lacunae larger; dorsal line obscured. Uepi Point, Solomon Islands Size: 28.04mm Collected: 2005 Collected from coral reef at 7m. Also found dead speciems.
forma: orientalis Indonesia to PNG. Pyriform; slightly rostrate; lacunae larger; dorsal line obscured. Hot Spot, Solomon Islands Size: mm Collected: 2001 found on coral reef at 10m. Also 2 old worn shells dead in sand.
forma: orientalis Indonesia to PNG. Pyriform; slightly rostrate; lacunae larger; dorsal line obscured. Uepi Point, Solomon Islands Size: mm Collected: 1998 Found dead in sand on coral reef at 30m.
forma: northi Steadman & Cotton, 1943 oval to deltoid=; calloused margins; large lacunae Asau, Western Samoa Size: 19.81mm Collected: 2016 Collected from live coral at 1-3 m at night.
forma: northi (Steadman & Cotton; 1943) This form from Vanuatu to Fiji. More oval; humped dorsum; lacunae large and dense. Pango, Vanuatu Size: 20.63mm Collected: 2008 No data
Port Vila, Vanuatu Size: 10mm Collected: Unknown Purchased at local markets.
forma: orientallis (Schilder & Schilder, 1940) Indonesia- PNG. Pyriform slightly rostrate; large lacunae; dorsal line obscured. Kangean Island, Indonesia Size: 16.83mm Collected: Unknown Collected on coral reef at 25 m by scuba diver.
Bantayan Island, Philippines Size: 31.38mm Collected: Unknown Collected by diver.
Cebu, Philippines Size: 31.08mm Collected: Unknown Collected by diver.
Subspecies: Cribrarula cribraria comma (Perry, 1811) Mozambique Island, Mozambique Size: 25mm Collected: Unknown No data.
