The shell has a rather short, subacute, conical spire.

The sutures between the whorls are deep and crossed by the oblique varices.

The porcelaneous white aperture has an oval shape and has a finely dentate outer lip.

The siphonal canal is rather short, almost completely closed and curved to the left at the base.

[2][3] This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along California to Central Baja California, Mexico in rocky areas from the littoral zone to depths of 55 m. It can often be found in great numbers on breakwaters and close to the entrances to bays.