Shell large up to 70mm in height, fusiform, less solid and with less inflated whorls, body whorl narrower than in Babylonia spirata, sutures not canaliculated, spire high ending in dark purple apex. Aperture dark, outer lip sharp and smooth, but not flexed at top, columella smooth with heavy broad callus posteriorly but narrow anteriorly, a strong parietal ridge almost close to the outer lip, umbilicus broadly open with a row of teeth on the outer margin, fasciole with a ridge on the inner edge, anterior canal broad and deep, posterior canal not distinct surface smooth, colour white with large brown blotches. Endemic to South East India

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