Owen's laminated organ, named after the 19th century English biologist

Richard Owen Sir Richard Owen (20 July 1804 – 18 December 1892) was an English biologist, comparative anatomist and paleontologist. Owen is generally considered to have been an outstanding naturalist with a remarkable gift for interpreting fossils. Owe ...

, is one of two secondary sexual organs of the female of the genus '' Nautilus''. The other is the

organ of Valenciennes The organ of Valenciennes, named after the French naturalist Achille Valenciennes Achille Valenciennes (9 August 1794 – 13 April 1865) was a French zoologist. Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. His study of parasi ...

. Its exact function is unknown.

References

{{reflist Nautiluses Mollusc anatomy