The small, imperforate, thick, solid shell has a globose-conic shape.

The body whorl is spirally encircled by two narrow bands of black articulated with orange.

The 4 to 5 whorls are slightly convex, spirally finely striate, the striae often almost obsolete.

The acute outer lip is arcuate, thickened within, the nacre inside appearing finely lirate .

The columella is short, oblique, not as wide as usual in this group, quite obviously bluntly toothed in the middle.