Argonauta argo Linnaeus 1758 (octopus)
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Cephalopoda - Octopoda - Argonautidae
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Argonauta according to C. Linnaeus 1758
Sister taxa: Argonauta absyrtus, Argonauta biarmata, Argonauta tokunagai
Ecology: fast-moving nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Cava Vannutelli quarry, Monte Vaticano (Pliocene of Holy See (Vatican City State))
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