Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758
Greater argonaut
Argonauta argo
photo by Coudre, Christian

Family:  Argonautidae (argonauts, paper nautileses)
Max. size:  72.6 cm TL (female)
Environment:  pelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 200 m
Distribution:  Circumglobal in tropical and warm temperate seas.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Maximum total length: male, 1.5 to 2.0 cm. Maximum length of shell, 30 cm in females; males are of dwarf size, only 1.5 to 2 cm in total length (Ref. 275). Maximum total length 72.6 cm, and mantle length 14.14 cm for females (122434).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 20 August 2014 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  M: Refs. 275, 2461.

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