Chrysallida hoeisaeteri resembles C. eximia in the general appearance of the shell, but has a distinctly more conical shape, an impression that is to some extent caused by the more shallow suture. It also has a higher aperture and much less obvious umbilical chink. The larval shell resembles that of eximia, but is perfectly smooth. The axial ribs are very characteristic in being prosocline, not orthocline as in most species of Chrysallida.