Protoconch of type B, sometimes tending to C. Teleoconch globose, with a very short spire. The suture is marked but thin; growth marks and lip slightly prosocline. There is a columellar tooth, not always conspicuous; « I dedicate this species to Dr. G. D. Nardo, author of estimated works on the zoology of the Adriatic. » – S. Brusina: “Gastéropodes nouveaux de l’Adriatique”, Journal de Conchyliologie vol. 17(3), Paris 1869, p.242.