Argonautidae
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| Argonautidae Fossil range: Oligocene – Recent |
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 Eggcase of Argonauta nodosa.
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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]
[edit] 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:.
[edit] 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.
