"Shell like Cerion album Maynard in form, sculpture and color, or rather stumpier; differing in the more closed, shallower, far shorter umbilical rimation and very much smaller umbilical area behind columellar lip, and in the thicker lip. Alt. 32; diam. 12½ mm.; alt. 27½ diam. 13 mm." (Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1895:209).