Species Argonauta hians Lightfoot, 1786
Brown Argonaut, Brown Paper Nautilus, Lesser Argonaut, Winged Argonaut
Type data:
Lectotype Rumphius 1739: plate 18, figure B, Amboina.Subsequent designation references:
Moolenbeek, R.G. 2008. The genus Argonauta (Cephalopoda: Argonautidae) as figured in Rumphius, 1739 and listed in the Portland Catalogue, 1786. Miscellanea Malacologica 3: 25-30.Secondary source:
Robson, G.C. 1932. A Monograph of the Recent Cephalopoda. Pt 2. The Octopoda (excluding the Octopodinae). London : British Museum (Natural History) 359 pp. 6 pls.; Finn, J.K. 2013. Taxonomy and biology of the argonauts (Cephalopoda: Argonautidae) with particular reference to Australian material. Molluscan Research 33(3): 143-222 [Date published August 2013] [173-189].- Argonauta bottgeri Maltzan, H. von. 1881. Description de deux espèces nouvelle. Journal of Conchology 29: 162-163 [163, pl. 6, fig. 7] [as Argonauta böttgeri].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, locality unknown.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Finn, J.K. 2013. Taxonomy and biology of the argonauts (Cephalopoda: Argonautidae) with particular reference to Australian material. Molluscan Research 33(3): 143-222 [Date published August 2013] [177]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
From Caper Peron, WA to Groote Eylandt, Gulf of Carpentaria, NT and from Cape York, QLD to south of Botany Bay, NSW, and Lord Howe Island; common over the North West Shelf; Indo-west Pacific and Atlantic Ocean.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Finn, J.K. 2013. Taxonomy and biology of the argonauts (Cephalopoda: Argonautidae) with particular reference to Australian material. Molluscan Research 33(3): 143-222 [Date published August 2013] [185, fig. 28]
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, epipelagic, nectonic.
General References
Brazier, J. 1892. Catalogue of the Marine Shells of Australia and Tasmania. Pt I. Cephalopoda; Pt II. Pteropoda. Sydney : Australian Museum Catalogue Vol. 15 42 pp. (distribution; as Argonauta bottgeri)
Cotton, B.C. & Godfrey, F.K. 1940. The Molluscs of South Australia. Part 2. Scaphopoda, Cephalopoda, Aplacophora and Crepipoda. Adelaide : Government Printer 600 pp. [465] (as Argonauta böttgeri)
Finn, J.K. 2013. Taxonomy and biology of the argonauts (Cephalopoda: Argonautidae) with particular reference to Australian material. Molluscan Research 33(3): 143-222 [Date published August 2013] [173, figs 22-29]
Lu, C.C. 2001. Cephalopoda. pp. 129-308 in Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. (eds). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 17.2 Mollusca: Aplacophora, Polyplacophora, Scaphopoda, Cephalopoda. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia xii 353 pp. [Date published 3 July 2001] [149]
Common Name References
CephBase 2000. [Internet database of world cephalopods]. www.cephbase.dal.ca/. (Winged Argonaut)
Finn, J.K. 2013. Taxonomy and biology of the argonauts (Cephalopoda: Argonautidae) with particular reference to Australian material. Molluscan Research 33(3): 143-222 [Date published August 2013] [186] (Brown Argonaut)
Norman, M.D. & Reid, A.L. 2000. A Guide to Squid, Cuttlefish and Octopus of Australasia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing 96 pp. [79] (Lesser Argonaut)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-Jan-2015 | ARGONAUTIDAE | 23-Dec-2014 | MODIFIED | ABRS |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |