Shell yellowish-white, highly polished, sharply-pyramidal, recurved, apex minute, nucleus transparent. Whorls 10, slightly rounded, increasing slowly to the body whorl, which is largely developed, suture distinct. Mouth pyriform. Lip rather expanded, and callously thickened on the columella.
Length 3.7 mm Breadth 1.3 mm.
Type, from 40 fathoms, off Schouten Island. Another, not quite adult, from 50-70 fath., off Port Arthur, and a third from Harrisson's collection, probably from D'Entre-casteaux Channel. Distinguished "by its narrow spire, curved in opposite directions, and the swollen body whorl. It is distantly related to E. commensalis, Tate.