Description:-

Shell medium sized; body whorl inflated; spire compressed with pointed apex; sculpture composed of prominent spiral ridges intercepted by deep grooves providing beaded appearance on surface; Surface reticulate due to obsolete axial threads; Aperture wide with thin and posteriorly expanded outer lip; columella sinuous; colour pale brown with white bands and large blotches; Aperture faintly purplish.

Threats:-

Not reported

Remark:-

Bijukumar (2012) recorded the occurrence of this species along Kerala coast

Habitat:-

Synonyms:-

Ficus variegatus [sic]

References:-

Biju Kumar, A. 2012. ‘Kerala Theerathe Kadal Jeevikal’ (Marine Animals of Kerala coast- A Field Guide). Kerala State Biodiversity Board, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 304 pp. (In Malayalam)