Mad as a Marine Biologist

High-res adventures-of-the-blackgang: Argonaut (within shell) The argonauts (genus Argonauta, the only extant genus in the Argonautidae family) are a group of pelagic octopuses. They are also called paper nautiluses, referring to the paper-thin eggcase that females secrete. This structure lacks the gas-filled chambers present in chambered nautilus shells and is not a true cephalopod shell, but rather an evolutionary innovation unique to the genus Argonauta.

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Argonaut (within shell)

The argonauts (genus Argonauta, the only extant genus in the Argonautidae family) are a group of pelagic octopuses. They are also called paper nautiluses, referring to the paper-thin eggcase that females secrete. This structure lacks the gas-filled chambers present in chambered nautilus shells and is not a true cephalopod shell, but rather an evolutionary innovation unique to the genus Argonauta.

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    We found one of these shells in Baja over spring break! mad-as-a-marine-biologist:
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    The argonauts (genus Argonauta, the only extant genus in the Argonautidae family) are a group of pelagic octopuses. They...
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    Look at it peeking out of its shell! So cute!
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    Lovely black and white argonaut illustration, just peeping out.
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