Apex whitish; teleoconch translucent, smooth, of a light brown, with three spiral bands of a darker brown; umbilical area and columella of the same dark colour; aperture round; spire elevated (this is the most high-spired Eatonia in the area). The species bears the name of its type-locality: Pantelleria island, Cossyra insula (« Communicatami dal prof. Pasquale Pacini e da esso lui rinvenuta nell’ Isola di Pantelleria etc. ») – 4-5m deep, Algeciras, Andalucia, S. Spain. 1,2mm.