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help identify - Robert Lance - 07-10-2014
Hi
Please could you help identify this.
We picked it up on the beach at Stilbaai, South Africa.
It is about 10cm by 14 cm.
Thanks
Robert
rj.lance499@gmail.com
RE: help identify - paul monfils - 07-10-2014
This is Argonauta argo. This is not a true shell, but actually an egg case or brood chamber of an octopus-like animal. It is often referred to as a "paper nautilus" You can get more information here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argonaut_(animal)
RE: help identify - Robert Lance - 07-10-2014
(07-10-2014, 11:15 PM)paul monfils Wrote: This is Argonauta argo. This is not a true shell, but actually an egg case or brood chamber of an octopus-like animal. It is often referred to as a "paper nautilus" You can get more information here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argonaut_(animal)Thank you