Description
Original description: (Shell) "thick, stocky, pyriform with wide shoulder; spire elevated, exerted; body whorl with 12 raised cords - 8 large, prominent on body whorl proper and 4 small on anterior canal; 8 varices per whorl; large hooked spines at juncture of spiral cords and varices; at shoulder, each varix has erect, sharply pointed spine; parietal shield large, covering whole columellar area, covered with numerous pustules; outer lip crenulate, with numerous large primary and secondary teeth; protoconch erect, pappilate (see Figure 13); color pale cream with 3 tan bands, 1 on shoulder, 2 on either side of midbody line; base color pattern overlaid with numerous dark brown fleckings; protoconch and first three whorls bright pink-purple; parietal shield bright orange-pink with white pustules; outer lip orange with white teeth; interior of aperture white. In Figure 12, the holotype is coated with magnesium oxide to enhance the characteristic sculpture pattern."Distribution
Locus typicus: "250 metres depth off Panglao, Bohol Isl., Philippines."Petuch, E.J. 1979-''Twelve new Indo-Pacific gastropods'', Nemouria Vol. 23, page 7.References
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