Holotype: Shell of medium size for the genus; surface glossy, color flesh pink with irregular chestnut mottling in the shoulder area; length of aperture about 1/3 the length of the shell. Protoconch large, 2 whorled, with a low carination from the start; postnuclear whorls 8. Axial ribs 9 on the early whorls, increasing to 14 on the penultimate whorl, extending diagonally across the weakly channeled shoulder from suture to suture, nearly obsolete upon the final whorl; spiral sculpture of broadly spaced striae, more pronounced upon the base; lip preceded by an axial swelling 1/4 turn back, broadly marked with chestnut color. Pillar constricted below the flat-sided profile, columella slanted to the left, callus slightly raised; sinus deep, U-shaped, bounded by curved parietal callus on the inside; lip not greatly thickened, stromboid notch of moderate depth; anterior canal short, deeply notched. Height, 16.0, diameter, 5.9 mm.

Not as strongly shouldered as most members of the genus, the relatively small shell is highly polished, white to light pink, with irregular chestnut mottling in the shoulder area; incised spiral sculpture strong, the axial ribs weak on the final whorl. Length, 16 mm; width, 6 mm. Southern tip of Baja California, from Arena Bank to Cape San Lucas, 20 to 70 m, on sandy bottoms.

Calliclava lucida is less strongly shouldered than most members of the genus and readily distinguished by its color pattern of brown mottling on pink.

Pacific coast of Mexico. Type Locality: Off Punta Gorda, southeastern Baja California (123°08'N, 109°35'W), 10-20 fathoms.