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Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758

Dataset
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Linnæus, Carolus. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. Vol. Tomus I, Editio decima, reformata: i-ii, 1-824.
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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Mollusca
class
Cephalopoda
order
Octopoda
family
Argonautidae
genus
Argonauta
species
Argonauta argo

Name

Synonyms
Argonauta argo f. agglutinans Martens, 1867
Argonauta argo f. aurita Martens, 1867
Argonauta argo f. mediterranea Monterosato, 1914
Argonauta argo f. obtusangula Martens, 1867
Argonauta argo mediterranea Monterosato, 1914-01
Argonauta argo var. americana Dall, 1889
Argonauta bulleri Kirk, 1886
Argonauta compressus Blainville, 1826
Argonauta corrugatus Humphrey, 1797
Argonauta cygnus Monterosato, 1889
Argonauta dispar Conrad, 1854
Argonauta ferussaci Monterosato, 1914
Argonauta grandiformis Perry, 1811
Argonauta haustrum Dillwyn, 1817
Argonauta haustrum Wood, 1811
Argonauta minor Risso, 1854
Argonauta monterosatoi Coen, 1915
Argonauta naviformis Conrad, 1854
Argonauta pacificus Dall, 1871
Argonauta papyraceus Röding, 1798
Homonyms
Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758
Common names
Greater Argonaut in English
Großes Papierboot in German
Papierboot in German
Papierboot in German
argonauta in Italian
argonauta in Catalan–Valencian
argonauta in Spanish
argonaute voilier in French
common paper nautilus in English
greater argonaut in English
paper nautilus in English
papiernautilus in Dutch
Αργοναύτης in Greek, Modern (1453-)
アオイガイ in Japanese
船蛸;扁船蛸 in language.
Greater Argonaut in English
Großes Papierboot in German
Papierboot in German
argonauta in Spanish
argonauta in Catalan–Valencian
argonauta in Italian
argonaute voilier in French
common paper nautilus in English
paper nautilus in English
papiernautilus in Dutch
Αργοναύτης in Greek, Modern (1453-)
アオイガイ in Japanese

Bibliographic References

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  4. Finn J.K. (2014). Family Argonautidae. pp. 228-237, in P. Jereb, C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman & J.K. Finn eds. <em>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date.</em> Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids. <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(3): 353 pp. 11 pls.
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  6. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Direction 73 Addition to the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology (a) of the specific names of Twenty-five species of the Phyla Mollusca, Brachiopoda, Echinodermata and Chordata, each of which is the type species of a genus, the name of which was placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology in the period up to the end of 1936 and (B) of the specific names of three species belonging respectively to the Phyla Brachiopoda, Echino Dermata and Chordata, each of which is currently treated by Some or All Specialists as a senior Subjective synonym of the name of such a species.Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1E, 193-214 (1957)
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