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.

Brittle shell up to 1cm in length. The shell is white or cream in colour but is often translucent. The surface is covered with a brown periostracum? The inside of the shell is white. The surface is sculptured with concentric lines.

Brittle, plump, shell up to 3mm in length. It is cream in colour with yellow brown periostracum. The inside is dull white. The surface of the shell appears decussate due to radiating ribs crossed by concentric lines.

Solid shell up to about 1.5cm in length. The right valve is very much larger than the left. The outside is white tinged with yellow. The inside is also white but tinged with blue, pink or yellow. The surface is sculptured with strong concentric ridges with a few faint radiating lines present on the left valve. The pallial line is faint and shows little indentation for the pallial sinus.

Shell spindle shaped, up to 60mm high. Up to 8 slightly rounded whorls, making the shell slightly turreted. Apex of the shell sharp. Sculpture of numerous spiral ridges and growth lines. Mouth oval, siphonal canal short and broad. Shell white with a bluish or pinkish tinge, covered by a slightly hairy pale yellow periostracum, the hairs may be worn off. A very variable species.