Shell large, up to 100 mm in height, rather thin but strong, with a high, pointed spire, long and narrow body whorl. Outer lip a little quadrangularly expanded with the thickened edge almost parallel to the columella, posteriorly forms a round ended projection extending almost on level to the suture above the penultimate whorl; anterior canal well developed, stromboid notch very deep and U-shaped. Sculptured with many axial ribs and fine spiral cords in between on the early whorls, lower whorls rather angulated at the shoulder and smooth for the major part with spiral striae at the base dorsally. Colour white and brown covered with chestnut undulating axial stripes, body whorl with four spiral rows of small, white, chevron-shaped marks, aperture white, columella and interior tinged with brown.