Shell oblong, fusiform, spire moderately elevated, turreted, apex acute, base contracted, pale luteous; whorls 7, convex, the last one ventricose, tabulate above, longitudinally ribbed; ribs small, prominent, rounded, 16 on the body whorl, crossed by numerous small transverse ridges, of which there are five on the penultimate whorl; aperture elongate oblong, slightly flexuous, half the length of the shell; the posterior sinus large, sub-ovate; peristome faintly crenulate, labiate and eight-toothed within; columella rugose with oblique ridges.
Length 9 mm.