A conspicuous, solid, thick, heavy shell, with a narrow aperture. Dorsally reddish with 3 or 4 broad spiral bands bearing rounded nodules. Thick outer lip light orange with strong, lighter teeth, and columella orange with white ridges. Preys on sea urchins. Also known as the cameo shell as it’s beauty and also carving the top layers, you can make beautiful pieces of art from the shell.