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Argonauta sismondai

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Cephalopoda

Family
  
Argonautidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Order
  
Octopoda

Genus
  
Argonauta

Similar
  
Argonauta joanneus, Argonauta pacifica, Argonauta cornuta, Argonauta bottgeri, Argonauta nouryi

Argonauta sismondai is an extinct species of argonautid octopus. It was described from fossil remains dating to the Pliocene. In terms of eggcase morphology it is considered closest to the extant A. hians.

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Argonauta sismondai Wikipedia