Conus norpothi


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

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 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.