Shell up to 30 mm (about 1,25 inches) in length, fusiformly-elongate to elongate-ovate, solid, sutures distinct and occasionally very narrowly channeled. Whorls 6-7, apart from an eroded protoconch, spire whorls flat-sided and occasionally subangulate at sutures, sculptured with prominent, elevated, rounded or flat-topped spiral cords which number from 4-6 on the penultimate and from 15-20 on the body whorl; the interspaces of the cords are either narrow or as broad as the cords, only moderately deep, and sculptured with fine, macroscopic longitudinal hair-lines which are occasionally more prominent towards the base of the body whorl. Aperture shorter or longer than the spire, narrow and smooth within; the outer lip descends almost vertically and is slightly angulate at the anterior third, thickened and crenulate at the margin. Columella calloused, callus generally more prominent and flanged anteriorly, and with 4-5 oblique folds; siphonal fasciole straight, weakly calloused, siphonal notch distinct but shallow. Uniformly light tan to dark brown in colour, aperture and columella bluish-white or light violet, crenulations on outer lip and margin of columellar callus frequently brown; in some individuals a very faint, pale subsutural band is discernible on the body whorl.

Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden.