Argonautidae

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Noun1.Argonautidae - represented solely by the genus Argonauta
mollusk family - a family of mollusks
Octopoda, order Octopoda - octopuses and paper nautilus
Argonauta, genus Argonauta - type genus of the family Argonautidae: paper nautilus
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The graphical analysis suggests a similar feeding pattern, with a clear dominance of the Argonautidae family (Fig.
Mass stranding of Argonauta nodosa Lightfoot, 1786 (Cephalopoda, Argonautidae) along the Uruguayan coast (southwestern Atlantic).
of the family Argonautidae. Members of the Ommastrephidae family undertake nightly vertical migrations toward the surface to feed (Markaida-Aburto, 2001), whereas members of the genus Argonauta are mostly epipelagic species that feed primarily during the day (Nesis, 1977).
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