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help me identify please - tomely - 07-06-2007 Found in Melbourne Australia <a href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/795359" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/795359">http://www.badongo.com/pic/795359</a><!-- m --></a>  <span class="petit">--Last edited by tomely on 2007-07-06 11:32:58 --</span> help me identify please - paul monfils - 07-07-2007 This is Argonauta nodosa Lightfoot, 1786, the "Nodose Paper Nautilus". This is not actually a "shell" in the usual sense. Argonauta are octopus-like animals that don't have an actual shell, but which form these beautiful and fragile egg cases, or "brood chambers" in which to lay their eggs.  <span class="petit">--Last edited by Paul Monfils on 2007-07-09 07:23:27 --</span> help me identify please - tomely - 07-10-2007 Thanks Paul, Fascinating !