Shell corpulent, acutely pointed, characterized by two spiral rows of round, pointed, large elevated tubercles, about twenty-five on the last whorl; there they are separated by a fine undulated line, while on the earlier whorls this is obsolete or absent; there is a very fine post-sutural thread; whorls about 18, of a rich pink lilac color, the tubercles a little lighter; base protuberant, with four or five regularly beaded spiral threads; canal closed, much recurved, short; anal notch deep, probably eventually tubular; mouth contracted, anterior edge produced, aperture sharp-edged, simple. Max. length of shell, 9.0 mm; max. lat. of shell, 2.9 mm. (Nucleus lost, probably pointed.) NOT PICTURED.

United States. Florida. Turtle Harbor.

This beautiful shell is nearest to ruber Hinds, which has smaller tubercles and proportionally larger aperture. This and violacea Quoy (with five rows of tubercles) are Indo-Pacific species.