Deep-Sea taxon details
Argonauta hians [Lightfoot], 1786
215276 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215276)
accepted
Species
Argonauta boettgeri Maltzan, 1881 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Lightfoot, J. (1786). A Catalogue of the Portland Museum, lately the property of the Duchess Dowager of Portland, deceased; which will be sold by auction by Mr. Skinner & Co. <em>[book].</em> London. viii + 194 pp., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43259464
page(s): p. 44, n. 1055; p. 174, n. 3748. [details]
page(s): p. 44, n. 1055; p. 174, n. 3748. [details]
Distribution circum-(sub)tropical
Distribution circum-(sub)tropical [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Argonauta hians [Lightfoot], 1786. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215276 on 2026-01-25
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Argonauta hians [Lightfoot], 1786. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215276 on 2026-01-25
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original description
Lightfoot, J. (1786). A Catalogue of the Portland Museum, lately the property of the Duchess Dowager of Portland, deceased; which will be sold by auction by Mr. Skinner & Co. <em>[book].</em> London. viii + 194 pp., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43259464
page(s): p. 44, n. 1055; p. 174, n. 3748. [details]
original description (of Argonauta boettgeri Maltzan, 1881) Maltzan, H. von. (1881). Description de deux espèces nouvelles. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 29: 162–163., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15856237
page(s): 163, pl 6, fig 7 [details]
context source (HKRMS) Gleadall, I. G. (1997). Hong Kong Cephalopada: A brief review of current knowledge and identification of specimens collected in 1995. <em>In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the Eighth International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China. The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China IV. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.</em> 503-513. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors
basis of record Finn J.K. (2013) Taxonomy and biology of the argonauts (Cephalopoda: Argonautidae) with particular reference to Australian material. <i>Molluscan Research</i> 33(3): 143-222. [details]
additional source Finn J.K. (2014). Family Argonautidae. pp. 228-237, in P. Jereb, C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman & J.K. Finn eds. <em>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date.</em> Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids. <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(3): 353 pp. 11 pls.
page(s): 232 [details]
additional source Leslie, R. & Lipinski, M. (2018). Phylum Mollusca - Class Cephalopoda. In: Atkinson, L.J. and Sink, K.J. (eds) Field Guide to the Offshore Marine Invertebrates of South Africa. Malachite Marketing and Media: Pretoria. Pp. 321–391. , available online at http://doi.org/10.15493/SAEON.PUB.10000001
page(s): 327 [details]
additional source Judkins, H. L., M. Vecchione, and C. F. E. Roper. 2009. Cephalopoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 701–709 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Rehder, H. A. (1967). Valid zoological names of the Portland Catalogue. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 121: 1-51., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7761472
page(s): pp. 12; 29. [details]
page(s): p. 44, n. 1055; p. 174, n. 3748. [details]
original description (of Argonauta boettgeri Maltzan, 1881) Maltzan, H. von. (1881). Description de deux espèces nouvelles. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 29: 162–163., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15856237
page(s): 163, pl 6, fig 7 [details]
context source (HKRMS) Gleadall, I. G. (1997). Hong Kong Cephalopada: A brief review of current knowledge and identification of specimens collected in 1995. <em>In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the Eighth International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China. The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China IV. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.</em> 503-513. [details]
context source (Bermuda) Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp. , 547 pp [details]
context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. <em>Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors
basis of record Finn J.K. (2013) Taxonomy and biology of the argonauts (Cephalopoda: Argonautidae) with particular reference to Australian material. <i>Molluscan Research</i> 33(3): 143-222. [details]
additional source Finn J.K. (2014). Family Argonautidae. pp. 228-237, in P. Jereb, C.F.E. Roper, M.D. Norman & J.K. Finn eds. <em>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date.</em> Volume 3. Octopods and Vampire Squids. <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(3): 353 pp. 11 pls.
page(s): 232 [details]
additional source Leslie, R. & Lipinski, M. (2018). Phylum Mollusca - Class Cephalopoda. In: Atkinson, L.J. and Sink, K.J. (eds) Field Guide to the Offshore Marine Invertebrates of South Africa. Malachite Marketing and Media: Pretoria. Pp. 321–391. , available online at http://doi.org/10.15493/SAEON.PUB.10000001
page(s): 327 [details]
additional source Judkins, H. L., M. Vecchione, and C. F. E. Roper. 2009. Cephalopoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 701–709 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Rehder, H. A. (1967). Valid zoological names of the Portland Catalogue. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 121: 1-51., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7761472
page(s): pp. 12; 29. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Authority Authority Lightfoot, 1786 in MacDonald & Co, 1979 [details]Distribution circum-(sub)tropical [details]
Habitat epipelagic [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | winged argonautpaper nautilusbrown paper nautilusBrown Argonaut | [details] |
| German | Geflügeltes PapierbootBraunes Papierboot | [details] |
| Japanese | チヂミタコブネ／コナハダダコブネ [from synonym]タコブネ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (7 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (121 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Argonauta boettgeri Maltzan, 1881)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Argonauta boettgeri Maltzan, 1881)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Argonauta hians)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 27 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Argonauta boettgeri Maltzan, 1881)
To Malacopics (Argonauta hians [Lightfoot], 1786 Indian Ocean, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To Malacopics (Argonauta hians [Lightfoot], 1786 Mozambique, Gaza, Xai-Xai, by trawling at 420-480...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Argonauta boettgeri Maltzan, 1881)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 058557)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (121 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Argonauta boettgeri Maltzan, 1881)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Argonauta boettgeri Maltzan, 1881)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Argonauta hians)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 27 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Argonauta boettgeri Maltzan, 1881)
To Malacopics (Argonauta hians [Lightfoot], 1786 Indian Ocean, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To Malacopics (Argonauta hians [Lightfoot], 1786 Mozambique, Gaza, Xai-Xai, by trawling at 420-480...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Argonauta boettgeri Maltzan, 1881)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 058557)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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