Mitra fasciolaris: Shell up to 30 mm (about 1,25 inches) in length, elongate-ovate, sutures moderately canaliculate and minutely crenulate. Whorls 6-7, apart from protoconch, spire whorls flat-sided or slightly convex. Postnuclear whorls sculptured with 5 or 6 spiral cords, penultimate whorl with 7-8 punctate grooves and last whorl with 5-13 grooves and 7-10 oblique cords towards the base. In some individuals the punctate spiral grooves become obsolete on the centre of the body whorl. Aperture equal in height or slightly longer than the spire, narrow, slightly widening anteriorly, smooth and bluish-white within. Parietal wall brown, anterior of columella calloused and with 4 or 5 small, oblique folds; labial lip moderately thickened, minutely crenulate at the margin, siphonal canal straight, siphonal notch distinct. Brown in colour, ornamented with a narrow or very broad, white or yellow presutural transverse band on all whorls, and small white spots scattered over the last whorl. Periostracum thin and light brown.
Measurements: Length between 19 and 28 mm, width between 7 and 10 mm

Mitra fasciolaris: This species, which has the appearance of a miniature M. ambigua Swainson, is endemic to the Red Sea region.