The imperforate, whitish shell has a conical shape. The whorls are flat, subimbricating, and longitudinally costate. The ribs are thick, rounded and subnodose. The base of the shell is flat, and concentrically strongly lirate.

The columella is short, tortuous, and truncate anteriorly. The margin of the lips is fimbriated.

-Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia-