the delicate shell argonaut paper nautilus

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The delicate `shell` of an argonaut, or paper nautilus
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
This shell-like structure is actually the egg case of a female argonaut paper nautilus, Argonauta sp. . The case also traps a bubble of air which the creature uses to control its buoyancy.

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