Argonautidae (argonauts, paper nautileses) |
72.6 cm TL (female) |
pelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 200 m |
Circumglobal in tropical and warm temperate seas. |
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Maximum total length: male, 1.5 to 2.0 cm. Maximum length of shell, 30 cm in females; males are of dwarf size, only 1.5 to 2 cm in total length (Ref. 275). Maximum total length 72.6 cm, and mantle length 14.14 cm for females (122434). Epipelagic (Ref. 83938). Females use the shell to trap air, gathered at the sea surface, to attain neutral bouyancy (Ref. 96968). Few shells found washed up on beaches (Ref. 88739). |
(LC); Date assessed: 20 August 2014 Ref. 123251)
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M: Ref. 96968. |
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