Conus norpothi

Conus norpothi
Shell of Conus norpothi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. norpothi
Binomial name
Conus norpothi Lorenz, 2015
Synonyms [1]
Conus (Floraconus) norpothiLorenz, 2015 Conus (Sciteconus) algoensis norpothiLorenz, 2015 Conus algoensis norpothiLorenz, 2015 (original rank) Floraconus norpothi(Lorenz, 2015)

Conus norpothi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. ^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 35.3 mm.

• ^[2] 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

1. 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
2. Kapil, Sasha; Hendriksen, Stephen; Cooper, Jeffrey S. (2025), "Cone Snail Toxicity", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID   29262115 , retrieved 2025-03-21

• 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