Yes, I meant the paper nautilus in reference to a previous post.  The web
page you directed me to is fascinating.  Thank you very much for pointing me
in the right direction.  We have one Argonauta argo (damaged) my husband
found on the beach of the Gulf of California.  I enjoyed the information and
intend to go back and research the Spirula spirula we found on the Gulf of
Mexico (thought it was a worm shell for a long time).

A different subject:  Is anyone on Conch-L willing to take a look at a
couple of shells I can scan and send?  I have not been able to identify them
and those experts who have casually looked said they appeared to be immature
Strombus gigas.  However, I have a small roller near the same size and there
does not seem to be any similarity.  I would really like to have them
identified once and for all, and could scan all 3 together for comparison.

Sylvia S. Edwards
Huntsville, Alabama
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----- Original Message -----
From: Monfils, Paul <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, October 25, 1999 1:50 PM
Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] Living Nautilidae


> 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.
>