Shell average to small in size for the genus. Triangular in outline with 5 to 6 whorls. The protoconch is small and together with the first whorls brightly yellow colored. These first whorls are covered with a microsculpture of axial and spiral ridges, forming a nice network. The suture is deep and surrounded by a channel which is covered with raised axial ribs. In the center of this channel a spiral rib which is covered by the axial ribs that raise a little where the spiral rib goes under them. On the border of the subsutural channel, the shoulder shows raised beads. On the last whorls there are 2 to 3 major raised spiral ribs, with smaller ones in between. These ribs continue on the base of the shell where they become more serrated. There isacrenulated umbilical keel, the umbilicus is deep, white and covered wilh fine axial ribs. The aperture is round, nacreous inside. Apart from the upper whorls that are lemon yellow, the base color of the shell is a pale salmon covered with a pattern of daker blotches, especially on top of the major spiral ribs. Occasionally these blotches are bright red as in paratype 1.

At first glance Solariella segersi resembles Minolia punctata A. Adams, 1860 from Japan, with which it has been confused previously in the shell trade. However, S. segersi is much smaller, has often yellow top whorls, is not so high spired and has the shoulder crenulatcd as well as the umbilical keel, which is not the case in M. punctata. In the holotype of M. punctata there is a "double" umbilical keel and the aperture is even decollate.

TYPE LOCALITY
The Philippines, Aliguay Island.

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT
Aliguay Island, trawled between 50 and 200 m deep and GUPHIL I dredged one specimen near Tubod, Siquijor Island at a depth between 60 and 100 m. The MNHN dredged the species offshore Batangas, 224 m deep. Conchology, Inc. obtained 3 shells dredged near Shanghai in 200 m.