WoRMS taxon details
Argonauta hians [Lightfoot], 1786
215276 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:215276)
accepted
Species
Argonauta boettgeri Maltzan, 1881 · unaccepted (synonym)
Argonauta crassicosta Blainville, 1826 · unaccepted
Argonauta hians f. aurita E. von Martens, 1867 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Argonauta hians f. mutica E. von Martens, 1867 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Argonauta hians f. obtusangula E. von Martens, 1867 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Argonauta kochiana Dunker, 1852 · unaccepted
Argonauta nitida Lamarck, 1822 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Argonauta owenii A. Adams & Reeve, 1848 · unaccepted
Argonauta politus Conrad, 1854 · unaccepted
Argonauta raricosta Blainville, 1826 · unaccepted
Octopus (Philonexis) minimus A. d'Orbigny, 1834 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Octopus minimus A. d'Orbigny, 1834 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ocythoe cranchii Leach, 1817 · unaccepted
- Forma Argonauta hians f. aurita E. von Martens, 1867 accepted as Argonauta hians [Lightfoot], 1786 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Forma Argonauta hians f. mutica E. von Martens, 1867 accepted as Argonauta hians [Lightfoot], 1786 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Forma Argonauta hians f. obtusangula E. von Martens, 1867 accepted as Argonauta hians [Lightfoot], 1786 (unaccepted > junior subjective 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: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215276 on 2025-05-08
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Nomenclature
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 nitida Lamarck, 1822) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433
page(s): p. 653. [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]
original description (of Argonauta raricosta Blainville, 1826) Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1826). Poulpe, <i>Octopus</i> (Malacoz.). pp. 170-214, <i>in</i>: Dictonnaire des Sciences Naturelles (F. Cuvier, ed.), vol. 43. Levrault, Strasbourg & Le Normant, Paris. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25309235 [details]
original description (of Argonauta owenii A. Adams & Reeve, 1848) Adams, A. & Reeve, L. A. (1848-1850). <i>Mollusca</i>. In A. Adams (ed.), <i>The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846</i>. Reeve & Benham, London, x + 87 pp., 24 pls. [Pt. I. Preface to Mollusca (iii–x, by Adams only), 1–24, pls. 1–9, 1 November 1848; Pt. II, 25–44, pls. 10–17, 1 May 1850; Pt. III, Preface and plate explanations (i-xv), 45–87, pls. 18–24, 1 September 1850.]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39770936
page(s): 1, 4, pl. 3, figs 1a-d. [details]
original description (of Argonauta crassicosta Blainville, 1826) Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1826). Poulpe, <i>Octopus</i> (Malacoz.). pp. 170-214, <i>in</i>: Dictonnaire des Sciences Naturelles (F. Cuvier, ed.), vol. 43. Levrault, Strasbourg & Le Normant, Paris. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25309235 [details]
original description (of Argonauta kochiana Dunker, 1852) Dunker, W. (1852). Diagnoses Molluscorum novorum. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 9(4): 49-62., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16300747
page(s): 49-50 [details]
original description (of Argonauta politus Conrad, 1854) Conrad, T. A. (1854). Monograph of the genus Argonauta, Linne, with descriptions of five new species. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 2: 331–334., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35731198#page/337/mode/1up
page(s): 333, pl. 34, fig. 4; note: as A. polita [details]
original description (of Argonauta hians f. mutica E. von Martens, 1867) Martens, E. von. (1867). Conchological gleanings. V. On the different ages of <i>Trochus niloticus</i>, L., and <i>Tr. maximus</i>, Koch. VI. On the species of <i>Argonauta</i>. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History; Zoology, Botany, and Geology, Series 3.</em> 20(13)(116): 97-106., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22222569
page(s): 105 [details]
original description (of Argonauta hians f. obtusangula E. von Martens, 1867) Martens, E. von. (1867). Conchological gleanings. V. On the different ages of <i>Trochus niloticus</i>, L., and <i>Tr. maximus</i>, Koch. VI. On the species of <i>Argonauta</i>. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History; Zoology, Botany, and Geology, Series 3.</em> 20(13)(116): 97-106., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22222569
page(s): 105 [details]
original description (of Argonauta hians f. aurita E. von Martens, 1867) Martens, E. von. (1867). Conchological gleanings. V. On the different ages of <i>Trochus niloticus</i>, L., and <i>Tr. maximus</i>, Koch. VI. On the species of <i>Argonauta</i>. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History; Zoology, Botany, and Geology, Series 3.</em> 20(13)(116): 97-106., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22222569
page(s): 105 [details]
original description (of Octopus minimus A. d'Orbigny, 1834) Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1834-1847). <i>Voyage dans l'Amérique méridionale (le Brésil, la république orientale de l'Uruguay, la République argentine, la Patagonie, la république du Chili, la république de Bolivia, la république du Pérou), exécuté pendant les années 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832 et 1833</i>. Tome 5(3) Mollusques. pp. i-xliii, 1-758, 85 plates [pls 1-2, 1834; pp. 1-104, pls 3-7, 10, 12, 1835; pp. 105-184, pls 8-9, 11, 13-23, 25-28, 1836; pls 24, 29-43, 41bis, 45-46, 1837; pp. 185-376, pls 44, 47-52, 55, 1838; pls 54, 56-65, 1839; pl. 66, 1840; pp. 377-488, pls 53, 67-77, 80, 1841; pp. 489-758, 1846; pls 78-79, 82-85, 1847]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49211253
page(s): pl. 1 figs 4-5 [1834] [details]
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]
page(s): p. 44, n. 1055; p. 174, n. 3748. [details]
original description (of Argonauta nitida Lamarck, 1822) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433
page(s): p. 653. [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]
original description (of Argonauta raricosta Blainville, 1826) Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1826). Poulpe, <i>Octopus</i> (Malacoz.). pp. 170-214, <i>in</i>: Dictonnaire des Sciences Naturelles (F. Cuvier, ed.), vol. 43. Levrault, Strasbourg & Le Normant, Paris. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25309235 [details]
original description (of Argonauta owenii A. Adams & Reeve, 1848) Adams, A. & Reeve, L. A. (1848-1850). <i>Mollusca</i>. In A. Adams (ed.), <i>The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846</i>. Reeve & Benham, London, x + 87 pp., 24 pls. [Pt. I. Preface to Mollusca (iii–x, by Adams only), 1–24, pls. 1–9, 1 November 1848; Pt. II, 25–44, pls. 10–17, 1 May 1850; Pt. III, Preface and plate explanations (i-xv), 45–87, pls. 18–24, 1 September 1850.]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39770936
page(s): 1, 4, pl. 3, figs 1a-d. [details]
original description (of Argonauta crassicosta Blainville, 1826) Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1826). Poulpe, <i>Octopus</i> (Malacoz.). pp. 170-214, <i>in</i>: Dictonnaire des Sciences Naturelles (F. Cuvier, ed.), vol. 43. Levrault, Strasbourg & Le Normant, Paris. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25309235 [details]
original description (of Argonauta kochiana Dunker, 1852) Dunker, W. (1852). Diagnoses Molluscorum novorum. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 9(4): 49-62., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16300747
page(s): 49-50 [details]
original description (of Argonauta politus Conrad, 1854) Conrad, T. A. (1854). Monograph of the genus Argonauta, Linne, with descriptions of five new species. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 2: 331–334., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35731198#page/337/mode/1up
page(s): 333, pl. 34, fig. 4; note: as A. polita [details]
original description (of Argonauta hians f. mutica E. von Martens, 1867) Martens, E. von. (1867). Conchological gleanings. V. On the different ages of <i>Trochus niloticus</i>, L., and <i>Tr. maximus</i>, Koch. VI. On the species of <i>Argonauta</i>. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History; Zoology, Botany, and Geology, Series 3.</em> 20(13)(116): 97-106., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22222569
page(s): 105 [details]
original description (of Argonauta hians f. obtusangula E. von Martens, 1867) Martens, E. von. (1867). Conchological gleanings. V. On the different ages of <i>Trochus niloticus</i>, L., and <i>Tr. maximus</i>, Koch. VI. On the species of <i>Argonauta</i>. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History; Zoology, Botany, and Geology, Series 3.</em> 20(13)(116): 97-106., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22222569
page(s): 105 [details]
original description (of Argonauta hians f. aurita E. von Martens, 1867) Martens, E. von. (1867). Conchological gleanings. V. On the different ages of <i>Trochus niloticus</i>, L., and <i>Tr. maximus</i>, Koch. VI. On the species of <i>Argonauta</i>. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History; Zoology, Botany, and Geology, Series 3.</em> 20(13)(116): 97-106., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22222569
page(s): 105 [details]
original description (of Octopus minimus A. d'Orbigny, 1834) Orbigny, A. D. d'. (1834-1847). <i>Voyage dans l'Amérique méridionale (le Brésil, la république orientale de l'Uruguay, la République argentine, la Patagonie, la république du Chili, la république de Bolivia, la république du Pérou), exécuté pendant les années 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832 et 1833</i>. Tome 5(3) Mollusques. pp. i-xliii, 1-758, 85 plates [pls 1-2, 1834; pp. 1-104, pls 3-7, 10, 12, 1835; pp. 105-184, pls 8-9, 11, 13-23, 25-28, 1836; pls 24, 29-43, 41bis, 45-46, 1837; pp. 185-376, pls 44, 47-52, 55, 1838; pls 54, 56-65, 1839; pl. 66, 1840; pp. 377-488, pls 53, 67-77, 80, 1841; pp. 489-758, 1846; pls 78-79, 82-85, 1847]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49211253
page(s): pl. 1 figs 4-5 [1834] [details]
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]
Other
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
[request]
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 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 [request]
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]
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
[request]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 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
[request]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 Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio 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 ANSP Malacology Collection (holotype of Argonauta polita. Conrad, 1854. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (Ser. 2) 2 (4): 333, pl. 34, fig. 4 - catalog no. 63498) (from synonym Argonauta politus Conrad, 1854)
To Barcode of Life (7 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (121 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Argonauta crassicosta Blainville, 1826)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Ocythoe cranchii Leach, 1817)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Argonauta raricosta Blainville, 1826)
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 42-48 m...
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 Barcode of Life (7 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (121 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Argonauta crassicosta Blainville, 1826)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Ocythoe cranchii Leach, 1817)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Argonauta raricosta Blainville, 1826)
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 42-48 m...
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
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