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 Argonaut (animal) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The argonauts (genus Argonauta, the only genus in the Argonautidae family) are a group of pelagic octopuses.
They are also called paper nautiluses, by analogy with chambered nautiluses and referring to the paper-thin eggcase that females secrete.
Sweeney, M. Taxa Associated with the Family Argonautidae Tryon, 1879
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Argonauta   (970 words)

  
 shells argonautidae
The Family Argonautidae includes few pelagic Species diffused worldwide in temperate and tropical waters.
The "shell" is actually a membranaceous, fragile nest secreted by the female, where she keeps the eggs.
La Famiglia Argonautidae comprende poche Specie pelagiche diffuse in tutto il mondo in acque temperate e tropicali.
www.sportesport.it /shellsCEPH01.htm   (92 words)

  
 Australia's argonauts ("paper nautiluses"): taxonomy, biology and a revision of the family Argonautidae ...
Australia's argonauts ("paper nautiluses"): taxonomy, biology and a revision of the family Argonautidae (Mollusca: Cephalopoda)
Argonauts (family Argonautidae) are a unique group of pelagic octopuses found in the tropical and temperate waters of the world.
These animals are best known by the beautiful brittle white shell of the female (often called a "paper nautilus"), which is highly prized by beachcombers.
www.hermonslade.org.au /projects/HSF_04_1/hsf_04_1.htm   (375 words)

  
 Argonauta
Side and ventral views of the funnel and mantle locking-apparatus of Argonauta hians, juvenile male, 5.0 mm ML, equatorial South Atlantic.
A list of all nominal genera and species in the Argonautidae can be found here.
The list includes the current status and type species of all genera, and the current status, type repository and type locality of all species and all pertinent references.
tolweb.org /tree?group=Argonauta   (1330 words)

  
 Argonautidae (Paper Nautilus)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Archerd Shell Collection > Shell Classes > Cephalopoda > Argonautidae
The family Argonautidae are not nautili; rather, they are very closely related to the octopus and also have a dibranchiate body plan.
Not too much is known about these deep water forms, except that their thin, parchment-like, white shell is occasionally swept to shore (at right).
shells.tricity.wsu.edu /ArcherdShellCollection/Cephalopoda/Argonautidae.html   (144 words)

  
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GAP=- ; MATRIX [ ] [ ] Argonautidae ?
Argonauta nodosa, juvenile, 58 mm shell length, captured off Melbourne (photograph copyright © 1996, David Paul, courtesy of Mark Norman).
Voight (1997), in a cladistic study using mostly different characters, presented a less resolved phylogeny:
ag.arizona.edu /ENTO/tree/eukaryotes/animals/mollusca/cephalopoda/coleoidea/octopodiformes/octopoda/incirrata/argonautoid_families/Argonautoid_families   (348 words)

  
 Argonautidae - English-French Dictionary - WordReference.com
We found no French translation for 'Argonautidae' in our English to French Dictionary.
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www.wordreference.com /enfr/Argonautidae   (57 words)

  
 Papuaweb: Kerang Papua - Nautilidae, Argonautidae - Shells of Papua   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Papuaweb: Kerang Papua - Nautilidae, Argonautidae - Shells of Papua
The pearly or chambered nautilus belong to the Class Cephalopoda, a highly developed group of molluscs which include the squids, cuttlefishes and octopuses.
Information reproduced from The Shells of Papua New Guinea, Adelaide: Crawford House.
www.papuaweb.org /gb/ref/hinton-1974/63.html   (225 words)

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