Shell conically elongate, rather fragile. Protoconch) broken in the four shells studied, only showing 1-2 smooth whorls, with a small cord in the suture. The protoconch, photographed from a juvenile, has 4,5 smooth whorls, which slowly increase. The specific name refers to the scarce collecting of shells of this species.

We did not include the shells of this species in the group of C. lata because they are more elongate in form, showing a higher number of whorls (up to almost 6), the presence of a fourth cord in the suture, the more extended base, the light and more diffuse brown colour, the lighter nodules on the dark cord, the brown base with a concave part above the periphery without any spiral cord in this area, and the lower brown cord below spiral cord 3.
- C. io is more ovoid, the crossing nodules are larger, the dark brown band is more limited and the nodules are not lighter.
- C. cruzana has a larger shell, more axial ribs which are more prominent, the wide colour band is narrow, this dark band is not visible in the first whorls, and there are lighter nodules on the dark band.
- C. beneitoi spec. nov. is lighter, with the dark spiral band very narrow and scarcely visible, has more numerous and more prominent axial ribs and a wider protoconch.
- C. familiarum spec. nov. and C. dilata spec, nov. are larger, elongate, with more axial ribs, a wider protoconch, a limited colour band and a spiral cord near the base below the peripheral one.

Distribution: Only known from Cuba and Nicaragua. Type locality: Cienfuegos Bay, 20-40 m, Cuba.