Shell rather large, elongate-conic. Nucleus amber-colored, remainder of shell of various shades of brown, the intercostal spaces darker than the ribs. Summit of the whorls marked by brown spots separated by lighter-colored intervals. Nuclear whorls 2.2, the first 1.9 well rounded, smooth, the last .3 marked by fine axial lirations, slightly retractively curved at the summit, which become narrow axial riblets before passing into the postnuclear sculpture. Postnuclear whorls rounded, marked by very heavy humplike axial ribs which terminate at the anterior margin of the posterior sinus. Of these ribs, which are about as broad as the spaces that separate them, 9 occur upon the first and second, 10 upon the third and fourth, and 11 on the fifth and last whorls. In addition, the entire surface of the shell is marked by fine incremental lines. The spiral sculpture consists of strong cords, which are equal in strength and pass over the axial ribs. The spaces between them are almost as wide as the cords. Of the cords, three are present on the first to fourth whorls, and four on the fifth and sixth. There is a moderately strong cord at the appressed summit on all the whorls. In addition to the strong sculpture, there is a secondary and much weaker spiral sculpture consisting of fine lirations which are present on the posterior sinal region and between the strong cords over the axial ribs. Of these, three are present on the first whorl between the cord at the summit and the cords anterior to the sinus. On the second whorl four occur between the cord at the summit and the first strong cord. The third whorl is marked by seven lirations in the posterior sinal region, and two between the first and second, second and third, and third cord and the suture. On the fourth whorl there are 14 between the cord at the summit and the first strong cord, 3 between the first and second cords, and 2 between the second and third and third cord and the suture. Two lirations are present on the fifth whorl between the cord anterior to the summit and the summit, 15 between the moderately strong cord and the first strong cord anterior to the sinus, 4 between the first and second and second and third, and 3 between the third and fourth and the fourth cord and the suture. The sixth whorl is marked by 3 lirations between the summit and the moderately strong cord anterior to it, 20 between the latter cord and the first strong cord, 4 between the first and second, and 5 between the second and third and third and fourth. Periphery of the last whorl well rounded. Base well rounded, marked by the continuation of the axial ribs which seem to bifurcate, and three spiral cords which are a little weaker than those on the spire. The junctions of these cords with the axial ribs form small tubercules which are most pronounced on the second cord. There are four lirations in the space between the first basal cord and the cord posterior to it, and three between the first and second and second and third cords. Columella stout, moderately short, with an umbilical chink at its tip. It is marked by eight spiral cords equal to those on the base and separated by spaces equal to the cords. There are three spiral lirations between the first and second and second and third cords. Aperture moderately large, deeply channeled anteriorly and posteriorly, the posterior sinus falling a little anterior to the summit. The outer lip is protracted into a clawlike clement between the anterior limit of the posterior sinus and the stromboid notch. There is a heavy varix a sixth of a turn behind the outer lip. The inner lip is reflected over the columella as a heavy callus which extends over the parietal wall and forms a knob at its junction with the outer lip. It has 8.7 whorls and measures: Length, 14.2 mm; greater diameter, 5.9 mm.

Caribic. Puerto Rican deep.