Shell elevated conical, imperforate, unicoloured, yellowish. Whorls 7,5 slightly convex, with spiral lirae. increasing from 2 on the upper body whorl, to 6 on the penultimate and 7 on the upper surface of the ultimate one; suture not deep but distinct, accompanied by the upper part of a nearly covered spiral. The spirals are closely beset with compressed beads; the upper row of each whorl is slightly the largest. Last whorl angular, keeled by the last spiral. Base nearly flat, with 10 conspicuous, beaded spirals and a few very thin ones near the aperture. Moreover the whole shell is covered with oblique, undulating, slightly laminar, radiating striae, very distinct on the base. Aperture subquadrate, outer margin thin, a little convex, with 5 spiral grooves, basal margin convex. Columella cylindrical, slightly concave, patulous but not toothed at the base, interiorly ending in a flat layer of nacre, running over the basal margin. Alt. 14 mm, diam. maj. 11,5 mm apert. alt. 4,75 mm, lat. 5 mm.

Resembling in shape C. apicinum Dall, but differing by its colour, especially by its coarser sculpture, its simple columella and not the least, by its size.

Indonesia. Maluku. Kepulauan Kai.