The shell is rather small for the genus: the smallest adult shell measures 7.2 mm in length, the largest shell 12.2 mm. The majority measures between 8 and 9 mm. Elongate in shape, much higher than wide, with a spire that covers about V3 of the total shell height. The whorls, including the body whorl, are slightly globose. Protoconch small, the spire has 5 whorls, rapidly expanding in size, the 5th spire whorl is about 3 times bigger than the second one. The huge body whorl is elongate but slightly globose and the aperture is gigantic, covering about 70 % of the total height of the body whorl. The shell is covered by a sculpture of regular flattened spiral ribs all over. These ribs are separated from each other by a tiny slit that is filled by numerous regularly placed septa, resulting in a pointille effect between the ribs. A feature typical for the genus. On the last spire whorl, on the dorsal side, one counts 9 spiral ribs and the body whorl has 24 spiral ribs. The outer lip of the aperture is simple, not thickened and crenulate where spiral ribs stop. There is no umbilicus, the columella starts and forms a very small slit where it immerges from the lower part of the aperture. This columella descends a little to the left side when viewed from the apertural side and the lower part of the aperture descends strongly and is almost gaping. The overall coloration of the shell is cream white over pastel yellow to pastel soft pinkish, the interior of the aperture of the same coloration as the exterior of the shell.

This species differs from Punctactaeon magnifica n. sp. by the smaller size and the absence of color bands.

TYPE MATERIAL
Holotype 8.7 mm. (1306957). Coll. PI. Paratype 1 8.7 mm. (1271176). Coll. MNHN, France. Paratype 2 8.5 mm. (1233754). Coll. G.T. Poppe. Paratype 3 8.8 mm. (937238). Coll. KBIN, Belgium.
TYPE LOCALITY
Philippines. Mactan. Punta Engano. Malingin. 150 m deep.
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT
Only known from offshore Mactan and Olango, all specimens having been taken in the Mactan-Olango Channel, between 80 and 250 m deep, but the major-ity has taken fished between 100 and 150 m. Up till now we could view and study 38 shells.