[1] The shell is smooth and glossy, with a whorled, straight sided spire.

The columella has four thin, strong plaits, and the outer lip is smooth and not thickened.

Typically, the shell ranges in colour between white, cream, fawn and salmon, occasionally without a pattern, but typically featuring four spiral bands of brown patches.

[2] The shell is brown, adorned with two spiral series of squarish dark spots, and an additional series of irregular spots situated near the suture.

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