The shell is small (maximum length 15 mm) and fusiform. The spire is high, consisting of two convex nuclear whorls and five convex postnuclear whorls. The suture is weakly impressed and situated in a moderately deep furrow. The body whorl is moderately small and fusoid. The aperture is ovate, with a narrow, moderately shallow anal sulcus. The outer apertural lip is erect and broadly serrate marginally; its inner surface is smooth. The columellar lip is smooth and entirely adherent. The siphonal canal is short, bent to the left, and narrowly open.
The body whorl bears nine low axial costae. Spiral sculpture consists of seven major cords on the body and two on the canal; between each two major cords arc six fine threads. Where the major spiral cords intersect the axial costae, moderately prominent nodules are developed. Shell color is uniformly waxy yellow-white.

Southeastern United States: off Cape Hatteras to Cape Florida, in moderately deep water (150-200 m).