About the "Paper Nautilus" - I am under the impression that the shell is really
the egg case of the female and therefore there would be no animal living in it.
If this is right, does anyone know if it is carried within or on the female, or
does she release it into the water or attach it to something.

Nora
Calgary, Alberta

"Monfils, Paul" wrote:

> Hi Sylvia,
> I assume you are asking about the argonaut or "paper nautilus", since the
> true Nautilus never leaves its shell while alive.  Pictures of many kinds of
> cephalopods can be found at the following website.  I'm not sure if an
> argonaut without the shell is shown there or not.
>
> http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/tree/cephalopoda/cephalopoda.html
>
> If you are looking for the paper nautilus on this site, just keep in mind
> that it is not actually a Nautilus, and will not be found in that section.
> It is actually an octopus.  So go to the octopoda section, and then find the
> family Argonautidae.
>
> Regards,
> Paul M.