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Argonauta sismondai

Argonauta sismondai
Temporal range: Pliocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Argonautidae
Genus: Argonauta
Species: A. sismondai
Binomial name
Argonauta sismondai
Bellardi, 1872

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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