Tegula hotessieriana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.
The solid, umbilicate shell has a conical shape.
The body whorl is convex, depressed below the suture and, rounded at the periphery.
The aperture is rounded-quadrate, smooth within or finely lirate.
[3] This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, off the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and off Brazil.