Slightly curved shell up to about 15cm in length. Greyish violet in colour with olive green periostracum. Shell sculptured with smooth horizontal and vertical lines with clear growth lines.

Conical shell up to 6mm in length (4mm in height) with a slit in the anterior margin. The shell is white often with a pinkish tinge. The surface is sculptured with a coarse reticulate pattern with 35-40 radiating ridges.

Conical shell up to 10mm in length (6mm in height) with slit in the anterior margin. White both inside and out. The surface is sculptured with a coarse reticulate pattern with 25-35 radiating ridges.

Conical shell up to 30mm in length (15mm in height) with a slit in the anterior margin. The shell is white both inside and out. The surface is sculptured with a fine reticulate pattern with about 50 radiating ridges interspersed with finer ones.

Solid, almost round shell up to about 4cm across. Dirty white to light brown in colour and generally plain (no additional rays or streaks). Sculpture of fine concentric ridges and faint radiating lines and an almost silky lustre. Three cardinal teeth in each valve and single lateral tooth in left valve. Mantle tubes united throughout.

Solid almost round shell up to about 5cm across. Dirty white to light brown in colour usually with brown, red or pink rays, streaks or blotches. Sculpture of flat concentric ridges giving the shell a dull coarse appearance. Growth lines tend to be prominent. Three cardinal teeth in each valve and single lateral tooth in left valve. Mantle tubes united throughout.

Solid glossy shell up to 4cm in length. White, yellow, brown or purple. Interior of shell white, often stained yellow, orange or purple. Pallial sinus deep and partially confluent with pallial line.

Solid shell up to 4cm in length. Light yellow or olive sometimes flecked with cream or white. Inside of shell white; sometimes stained orange or purple. The surface is sculptured with a few concentric lines. Pallial sinus deep and partially confluent with pallial line.

Conical shell up to 25mm in length (10mm in height). The shell is white or yellow often with brown radiating rays. The surface is sculptured with 20-30 coarse radiating ridges interspersed with finer ones.

Fragile shell up to 5mm in length. Both the inside and outside of the shell are white to translucent in colour. The surface of the shell is sculptured with concentric lines and the margin is smooth.