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'''Noury's Argonaut''' (''Argonauta nouryi'') is a [[species]] of [[pelagic]] [[octopus]]. The female of the species, like all [[argonaut (animal)|argonaut]]s, creates a paper-thin eggcase that coils around the octopus much like the way a nautilus lives in its shell (hence the name [[paper nautilus]]). The shell is usually approximately 80 mm in length, although it can exceed 90 mm in exceptional specimens; the world record size is 95.5 mm.<ref>{{cite book | author = Pisor, D. L. | year = 2005 | title = Registry of World Record Size Shells | edition = 4th edition | publisher = Snail's Pace Productions and ConchBooks | pages = p. 12}}</ref> ''Argonauta gruneri'' (Dunker, 1852) is a [[Synonym (zoology)|junior synonym]] of this species. |
'''Noury's Argonaut''' (''Argonauta nouryi'') is a [[species]] of [[pelagic]] [[octopus]]. The female of the species, like all [[argonaut (animal)|argonaut]]s, creates a paper-thin eggcase that coils around the octopus much like the way a nautilus lives in its shell (hence the name [[paper nautilus]]). The shell is usually approximately 80 mm in length, although it can exceed 90 mm in exceptional specimens; the world record size is 95.5 mm.<ref>{{cite book | author = Pisor, D. L. | year = 2005 | title = Registry of World Record Size Shells | edition = 4th edition | publisher = Snail's Pace Productions and ConchBooks | pages = p. 12}}</ref> ''Argonauta gruneri'' (Dunker, 1852) is a [[Synonym (zoology)|junior synonym]] of this species. |
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This species seems to have a relatively limited [[range (biology)|distribution]] confined to the waters off the eastern coast of [[North America]], from [[Panama]] to [[Baja California]]. For this reason, it is considered one of the rarest of the ''Argonauta'' species. This, combined with the aesthetically pleasing elongated nature of the shell, make ''A. nouryi'' the most sought after Argonaut species in the world of [[conchology]]. |
This species seems to have a relatively limited [[range (biology)|distribution]] confined to the waters off the eastern coast of [[North America]], from [[Panama]] to [[Baja California]]. For this reason, it is considered one of the rarest of the ''Argonauta'' species. This, combined with the aesthetically pleasing elongated nature of the shell, make ''A. nouryi'' the most sought after Argonaut species in the world of [[conchology]]. |
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Noury's Argonaut (Argonauta nouryi) is a species of pelagic octopus. The female of the species, like all argonauts, creates a paper-thin eggcase that coils around the octopus much like the way a nautilus lives in its shell (hence the name paper nautilus). The shell is usually approximately 80 mm in length, although it can exceed 90 mm in exceptional specimens; the world record size is 95.5 mm.[1] Argonauta gruneri (Dunker, 1852) is a junior synonym of this species.
This species seems to have a relatively limited distribution confined to the waters off the eastern coast of North America, from Panama to Baja California. For this reason, it is considered one of the rarest of the Argonauta species. This, combined with the aesthetically pleasing elongated nature of the shell, make A. nouryi the most sought after Argonaut species in the world of conchology.
References
- Sweeney, M. J. (2002). Taxa Associated with the Family Argonautidae Tryon, 1879. Tree of Life web project.
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