Marine Species: Argonauta argo

Linnaeus, 1758

Taxonomy Structure

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Argonautidae
Genus: Argonauta
Species: Argonauta argo

Species Data:

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Common Name: Greater argonaut
Description: Shell (existent only on female) with numerous radial strings, with two crenulated carinas, with an elongated opening.
Habitat: Pelagic, it lives in the high sea, near the surface.
Dimensions: 13 cm in diameter.
Geographical Distribution: Atlantic Ocean

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