Kermia canistra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
The length of the shell attains 12 mm.
(Original description) The subulate shell is rather solid. The adult shell contains seven whorls. Its colour is irregularly disposed; on a ground of buff are broad white vertical stripes, a few narrow distant chestnut stripes, and a narrow white peripheral belt. The sculpture consists of eighteen spiral cords and twenty-two radial riblets. Within the outer lip are ten small and short plications.
This marine species occurs from the Gulf of Carpentaria to Queensland, Australia; also off the Philippines