It is polished, pinkish-white, with oblique, undulating grayish-pink longitudinal stripes.

The large body whorl is rounded or subangular at the circumference and convex beneath.

The umbilicus is very deep, rather cylindrical, bordered by a deeply crenated white marginal rib, with a narrower beaded cingulus just outside it.

This is a compact, depressed little shell, with diamond-shaped aperture, showing in fresh specimens a slight trace of pearl within.

The columella is straight, a trifle expanded above, connected with the upper lip by a thin parietal callus.