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What Type of Shell

Submitted by Saltdog on Sat, 2013-01-26 07:45

Hi, Does anyone know what type of shell this is.
It was found washed up on the beach down at Hopetoun.
I did think it may be apart of the Nautilus family, markings are different on this shell.

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 Saltdog

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jettyrat

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Paper Nautilus

Sat, 2013-01-26 07:55

We have always known them as a paper nautilus.

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Jettyrat

Sat, 2013-01-26 08:23

The Jettyrat is spot on, paper nautilas. We used to get them on beaches east of Augusta during the first southerly buster of the winter.

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yep

Sat, 2013-01-26 09:38

Yep....Paper Nautilus.

 

They are actually the egg case  thingy of some sort of octopus would you believe.

 

 

 

 

EDIT   check this out

http://www.thecephalopodpage.org/Argo.php

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Thanks for your response.

Sat, 2013-01-26 09:57

Thanks for your response.

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