« Cordiera cordieri var. hispida is a valid taxon, which we deem deserving the rank of a species (and is an available name under art. 45.6.4 of the ICZN), although belonging to the genus Raphitoma, hence Raphitoma hispida (Monterosato, 1890) n. comb. The new combination makes the name hispida Monterosato, 1890 a secondary homonym (ICZN art. 59) of R. hispida Bellardi, 1877 (see Bellardi, 1877) so a new name is necessary and we propose hispidella nomen novum, diminutive adjective of the Latin word “hispida”. » – Giannuzzi-Savelli, Pusateri & Bartolini: “A revision of the Mediterranean Raphitomidae, 8”, Biodiversity Journal vol. 10(1) p.65.
 
Whorls convex, separated from each other by a thin suture, with a large subsutural ramp; sculpture raised, made up of strong orthocline axial costae crosssed by spiral ribs; the intersections of radials and spirals are spiny. The shell differs from that of cordieri by its very large and arched subsutural ramp, a shorter siphonal canal, the rectangular cancellation (subquadrate in cordieri). The colour is rather variable, and albino specimens, such as this one, are known.

Protoconch: sculpture of scattered microgranules on the egg shells, quadrangular gridding on the first protoconch whorl, followed by the usual diamon-shaped gridding on the other whorls. Notice the transition protoconch-teleoconch, very different from that of cordieri.