 This species is found at depths of between 65 and 90 m.

The maximum shell height is 2.5 mm, width 2.5 mm, and thickness 1.1 mm.The species was first described without accompanying figures by Felix Bernard under the name "Hochstetteria meleagrina" Bernard, 1896.One year later the same author transferred it to the genus "Philobrya" and supplied drawings.