The « Triumphant Star Turban » is a striking turbinid with a 'star-burst' arrangement of spines. Though its wide range extends from Japan to south as far as Queensland, Australia, it is often regarded as a symbolic species of Japan and is depicted on the logo of the Malacological Society of Japan. It is a hervivorous / detritivorous gastropod inhabiting sandy to muddy bottoms of moderately deep water around -100~300m. A comm.on species throughout its range, although specimens with all spines intact are uncommon. Typical shell length around 45mm., very large specimens may exceed 65mm. In genus Guildfordia it usually has an intermediate spine length between the other two comm.on species G. aculeata Kosuge, 1979 and Guildfordia yoka Jousseaume, 1888; and is usually easily recognised from the spine length.