Shell of medium to large in size, up to 80 mm in height, broadly oval, solid, body whorl large, spire conical. Aperture large, ovate, outer lip simple and gently arcuate, columella bordered by a strong rounded fasciole, ribs continue as ridges on the columella, anterior canal broad and posterior a shallow sinus. Protoconch consists of 3 ½ smooth whorls, post nuclear whorls with sharp axial ribs and two or three spiral cords, the uppermost gives the whorls a shouldered appearance, body whorl with twelve axial ribs ending in spines on the subsutural ramp, interspaces with fine axial striae. Colour of the shell pinkish flesh colour, spaces between the ribs ornamented with axial festooned pattern of white, ribs with or without dark brown spiral lines, columellar and parietal area with a large deep chestnut blotch, more or less divided in the middle of the parietal wall, the lower part continues down to the base of the columella.