It is present in European waters, in the Mediterraneal Sea, in the Western Atlantic from South Carolina to Brazil, in the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along Tanzania and in the Indo-West Pacific as far north as southern Japan.

The outer lip is flared and slightly thickened, with weakly shouldered whorls.

The interior of outer lip flare has sixteen low transverse ridges.

The exterior surface of the shell varies between cream to pale yellowish-brown, with irregular, narrow light and darker bands.

[5][6][7][8] These sea snails have been reported as feeding on Fan Shells (Pinna bicolor) and on the pearl oyster (Pinctada imbricata).