Shell small, thin, white, with an inflated translucent nucleus of a whorl and a half and about four subsequent moderately shouldered, well-rounded whorls; suture distinct, not appressed; axial sculpture of few, irregularly distributed, thin sharp low lamellae, crossing the whorls and more or less obvious incremental lines; spiral sculpture covering the shell, of fine equal, and mostly equally spaced, threads with usually narrower interspaces; aperture ovate, body and pillar with a thin coat of enamel; outer lip thin, simple, not varicose; canal short, recurved; axis pervious. Length of shell, 6; of aperture, 2.7; diameter, 2.5 mm. U. S. Nat. Mus. Cat. No. 108324.
Off Georgia, numerous, with the type. Off Fowey Rocks, in 465 fathoms; Off Fernandina, common.
The periostracum is pale, fibrous, and usually dehiscent.