Shell consisting of eight whorls, rather thick, of a light yellow color, some¬times banded with reddish brown. The posterior sinus is nearly round, situated just below the suture, and has, in the best developed specimen, a thin, sharp edge rising a little above the surface of the shell, bending decidedly backward, then curving and nearly meeting in front. The outer lip rounds gradually to near the anterior end of the aperture, where it is slightly contracted, making a short, broad canal, then twisting abruptly backward produces a decided notch before joining the columella. A conspicuous varix is formed by the thickening of the last rib, beyond which the outer lip is thin, white, and sharp-edged. There is a prominent, tooth-like projection on the interior of the aperture, at the end of the varix, more conspicuous in some specimens than in others, and -seen best in an end view. Interior of the aperture and inner lip white. Columella straight, with a conspicuous layer of enamel having a thin, free edge. Suture distinct, undulating. Subsutural band very narrow, concave, lapping well on the preceding whorl. Prominent, strong, oblique, rounded ribs, nine on the body whorl, separated by concave spaces of about the same width, cross the whorls from suture to suture, faintly defined on the subsutural band, and most prominent just below it. On the body whorl, these gradually fade away at the. base of the siphon, and appear on the canal as conspicuous, much curved lines of growth. Microscopic strife intersect the fine lines of growth, giving to the entire surface of the shell a peculiar crinkled appearance. Nucleus broad, blunt, smooth, somewhat shining, consisting of two and a half turns ; the apical whorl large, rising very little above the succeeding one. Length of the largest specimen, 15 mm.; greatest breadth, 6 mm.; length of aperture, 6 mm.