Shell large, solid, strongly inflated body whorl and a short conical spire. Outer lip thickened, with 25 teeth on the interior and three or four strong and sharp spines at the base, columella with a prominent callous shield and numerous irregular plications, umbilicus narrow and deep, siphonal canal turned up vertically. Apical whorls with sharply angulated shoulders and spiral beads, body whorl expanded and smooth with a spiral row of beads and obsolete short folds on the presutural ramp. Colour grayish, aperture dark brown within, outer lip edge with about five broad brown bars, columella and shield creamy pink to white.