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Argonautidae
Argonautidae is a family of cephalopods encompassing the modern paper nautiluses of the genus Argonauta along with several extinct genera of shelled octopods.
All eggcases possessing nodes, ribs, and a double keel, with the exception of those of Kapal batavus, have been assigned to Argonauta. Eggcases lacking these morphological features have been placed in the other Argonautidae genera.[1]
Fossil Argonautidae eggcases have been described from Japan, New Zealand, Sumatra, Europe, and California.[1]
References
- ^ a b Saul, L. & C. Stadum (2005). "Fossil Argonauts (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Octopodida) From Late Miocene Siltstones Of The Los Angeles Basin, California". Journal of Paleontology 79 (3): 520–531. doi:10.1666/0022-3360(2005)079<0520:FAMCOF>2.0.CO;2. http://apt.allenpress.com/aptonline/?request=get-abstract&issn=0022-3360&volume=079&issue=03&page=0520.
Further reading
- Yanagisawa, Y. 1990. Age of fossil Argonautidae (Cephalopoda) from Hokuriku Province (central Honshu, Japan) based on diatom biostratigraphy.PDF (1.90 MiB) Bull. Geol. Surv. Japan 41(3): 115-127.
- Tree of Life web project: Argonautidae
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