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Paper Nautilus
Related Category: Zoology: Invertebrates
pelagic, surface-dwelling cephalopod mollusk of the genus Argonauta. Like the closely related octopus, the paper nautilus has a rounded body, eight tentacles, and no fins.
The eggs may be brooded: female paper nautilus construct a shelter for the young, while Gonatiid squid carry a larva-laden membrane from the hooks on their arms.
One is the paper nautilus, a small Mediterranean octopus. In contrast with the chambered nautilus, the paper nautilus has a smaller and thinner protective shell with no air chambers, which the animal can leave behind when it wishes.
Cephlapodia: Common Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis), Giant Octopus (Octopus dolfeini), Nautiluses, Paper Nautilus, Squids, Two-Spotted octopus (Octopus bimaculoides) ...
 See also: Nautilus, Cephalopod, Shell, Octopus, Mollusk
  
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