Aperture subequal to spire, or a little shorter. Protoconch broken. Post¬natal whorls 7,5-8. Shoulder somewhat angular (but frequently corroded), a little above middle of whorl; oblique axial ribs from shoulder to suture below, petering out on base, 12-14 on earlier whorls, 15-16 on later whorls, subequal in width to intervening grooves; crossed by spiral lirae, 2 or 3 on 3rd whorl, 3 or 4 on 4th, increasing to 7 or 8 (9) on last whorl, 12-14 additional lirae on base; growth-lines not conspicuous. Outer lip with broad and moderately deep sinus; canal moderately long. 33-34 (protoconch broken) x 12 mm.; and 46 x 15 mm. Operculum ovate, nucleus apical, 9x4 mm. in 33 mm. shell. White with yellowish-brown periostracum, operculum amber. Radula with 60 pairs of teeth, no central plate, lateral with wing-like appendage.

Type locality. South Africa. Off Baboon Point (Saldanha Bay), 31 fathoms