(Original description in Latin) The short shell is ovate-fusiform.

It contains 5 whorls: the uppermost is convex, the following whorls are strongly excavated above, sharply angled, and slightly convex below the angle, tapering towards the base.

The aperture is elongate and narrow, comprising about 7/11 of the shell's total length.

The outer lip is very thickened and smooth inside.

[2] [3] This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales and Queensland [4]