Biology:Organ of Valenciennes

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The organ of Valenciennes, named after the French naturalist Achille Valenciennes, is one of two secondary sexual organs of the female of the genus Nautilus. The other is Owen's laminated organ. Its exact function is unknown.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Arthur Willey (1902). Zoological Results Based on Material from New Britain, New Guinea, Loyalty Islands and Elsewhere: The anatomy and development of Peripatus novae-britanniae. University Press. pp. 778–9. https://books.google.com/books?id=Jwo4AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA778. 



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