It was previously included within the subfamily Crassispirinae in the family Turridae.

(Original description) The minute, solid shell has an elongate ovate shape.

The granules are rather large, closely set, disposed in two rows on the whorls of the spire, the lower one the larger.

The aperture is ovate, deep-brown, one-third the length of the shell.

[2][3] This marine species occurs off Hawaii, the Philippines, Taiwan and Réunion