Conus norpothi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.MolluscaBase (2018). Conus norpothi Lorenz, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1303220 on 2018-12-28
Description The length of the shell attains 35.3 mm.
Taxonomy: Conus algoensis norpothi is classified as a subspecies of the Conus algoensis species. Family: The species belongs to the family Conidae, which includes cone snails and their allies. Predatory and venomous: Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. Alternative representation: It can also be represented as Conus (Sciteconus) algoensis norpothi Lorenz, 2015. Genus Conus: The genus Conus is a group of predatory sea snails, or cone snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae.
Distribution This marine species occurs off Cape Agulhas, South Africa.
References
Lorenz F., 2015. Conus (Sciteconus) algoensis norpothi n. ssp., a new subspecies from Cape Agulhas, South Africa (Gastropoda: Conidae). Conchylia 45(1-3): 51-54