æt ðə tˈaɪm, ðɛɹwˌʌz ʌnsˈɜːtənti ˌoʊvɚ wˈɛðɚ ðɪ ˈɑːɹɡənˌɔːt spˈiːsiːz pɹədˈuːst ɪts ˈoʊn ʃˈɛl, ɔːɹ ɐkwˈaɪɚd ðæt əvə dˈɪfɹənt ˈɔːɹɡənˌɪzəm sˈɪmɪlɚ tə hˈɜːmɪt kɹˈæbz.
At the time, there was uncertainty over whether the Argonaut species produced its own shell, or acquired that of a different organism (similar to hermit crabs).