60mm. Thick, moderately heavy, globose-ovate with short spire and deep sutures; short, recurved siphonal canal. Strong spiral cords have low nodules, pronounced at shoulder, spiral riblets between cords; 1 varix. Strong, elongate teeth inside outer lip; weak lirae on columella. Pale brown with darker brown and white bars on varix and edge of outer lip; large, chocolate-brown smudge on columella; teeth flushed pale brown or orange. Syn: C mnritinctum (Reeve, 1844). Habitat: shallow water and beached. Distribution: Masirah Island. Oman, Yemen.