Nautilus pompilius
Taxonomical systematics
Scientific name
Nautilus pompilius Linnaeus, 1758
Common names
Chambered Nautilus,
Genus
Nautilus Linnaeus, 1758
Family
Nautilidae Blainville, 1825
Order
Nautilida
Subclass
Nautiloidea
Class
Cephalopoda
Phylum
Mollusca
Local ecology
Distribution
Tropical Western Pacific, Great Barrier Reef.
Biological characteristics
Maximum size
18cm Diameter
A tagged Chambered Nautilus, Nautilus pompilius, captured off Osprey Reef in the Coral Sea.
A tagged Chambered Nautilus, Nautilus pompilius, captured off Osprey Reef in the Coral Sea.
A tagged Chambered Nautilus, Nautilus pompilius, captured off Osprey Reef in the Coral Sea.
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