Aperture subequal to spire. Protoconch 1 1/2 whorls, diam. and alt. 1 mm., smooth (but somewhat corroded). Postnatal whorls 7; profile of early whorls prominently shouldered, less prominently on later whorls, and rounded on body whorl. Oblique axial ribs circa 18 on middle whorls, not reaching suture below; crossed by well-marked spiral lirae, 2 on 3rd and 4th whorls, increasing to 5-6 on last whorl, circa 10 additional lirae on base, without or with only feeble intermediaries. On body whorl the axial ribs indicated only by slight thickenings on the lirae. Sulcus broad, forming half the whorl in early whorls, nearly half in later whorls, crossed by fine growth-lines only. Lip sinus broad and moderately deep. Canal long. 29 x 11 mm. White.

South Africa. Off Table Bay, 196 fathoms; Off west coast of Cape Peninsula, 120 fathoms.