argonaut

A member of the octopus group, the Argonaut is rarely seen in coastal waters, normally living in open water offshore. Only the female Argonaut produces this fragile shell in which it lives and lays its eggs.

Phylum: Mollusca	Class: Cephalopoda	Species: Argonauta nodosa
A member of the octopus group, the Argonaut is rarely seen in coastal waters, normally living in open water offshore. Only the female Argonaut produces this fragile shell in which it lives and lays its eggs.