For a positive integer k, an operator T ∈ B(H ) is called k-quasi- * -paranormal if T * T k x 2 ≤ T k x T k+2 x for all x ∈ H , which is a common generalization of * -paranormal and quasi- * -paranormal. In this paper, firstly we prove some inequalities of this class of operators; secondly we give a necessary and sufficient condition for T to be kquasi- * -paranormal. Using these results, we prove that: (1) if T * T n = T n T for some positive integer n ≥ k, then a k-quasi- * -paranormal operator T is normaloid; (2) if E is the Riesz idempotent for an isolated point μ 0 of the spectrum of a k-quasi- * -paranormal operator T , then (i) if μ 0 = 0, then R(E) = ker(T − μ 0 ) (ii) if μ 0 = 0, then R(E) = ker(T k ).