type genus of the family Argonautidae: paper nautilus
genus of the family Argonautidae: paper nautilus
A genus of Cephalopoda. The shell is called paper nautilus or paper sailor.
[Gr.] (Zool.) Paper-nautilus, gen. of mollusc. Female (poulpe) occupies single-chambered shell, unattached ; and advances by ejecting jet of water. Male is smaller (not one inch long), and has no shell. Ord. Dibranchiata, class Cephalopoda.