Shell moderately large, oblong and heavy, spire elevated and consists of four spinose whorls. Aperture ovate, outer lip margin crenulated and its interior lirate, columella smooth, callouse with three to four light plications on the anterior end. Body whorl sculptured with three rows of thick blunt spines and broad scaly spiral cords in between those rows. Colour white with three to four black bands, aperture creamy white with three to four black blotches on the outer lip and two dark brown mottled areas on the columella and reddish brown lirae.