This is the most strongly sculptured member of the genus; the commarginal lamellae are less numerous and more developed than in chemnitzii, persimilis, somwangi; the radials are less numerous than in chemnitzii or in laqueata. The shell differs from that of gladstonensis not only by the sculpture but also by the colour and pattern: gladstonensis is always pale and devoid of pattern, with only a slightly darker stain on the posterior side.