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Family: Nautilidae chambered nautiluses



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Max. Length 20 cm ML
 
Allonautilus perforatus
[]

Photo by Ward, P.D.

Western Central Pacific.
Max. Length 18 cm SHD
Allonautilus scrobiculatus (Lightfoot, 1786)

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Allonautilus scrobiculatus
[Crusty nautilus]

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Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 22.6 cm SHD
Nautilus belauensis Saunders, 1981

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Nautilus belauensis
[Palau nautilus]

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Western Pacific.
Max. Length 16 cm SHD
Nautilus macromphalus Sowerby, 1848

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Nautilus macromphalus
[Bellybutton nautilus]

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Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 22.2 cm SHD
Nautilus pompilius Linnaeus, 1758

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Nautilus pompilius
[Emperor nautilus]
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Max. Length 22.8 cm SHD
 
Nautilus repertus
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Nautilus samoaensis
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Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm SHD
Nautilus stenomphalus Sowerby, 1848

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Nautilus stenomphalus
[White-patch nautilus]
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Nautilus vanuatuensis
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Nautilus vitiensis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Allonautilus perforatus Indo-West Pacific 20 ML 1849
Allonautilus scrobiculatus Crusty nautilus Western Central Pacific. 18 SHD 1786
Nautilus belauensis Palau nautilus Western Central Pacific 22.6 SHD 1981
Nautilus macromphalus Bellybutton nautilus Western Pacific. 16 SHD 1848
Nautilus pompilius Emperor nautilus Indo-Pacific 22.2 SHD 1758
Nautilus repertus Eastern Indian Ocean and 22.8 SHD 1944
Nautilus samoaensis Eastern Central Pacific 2023
Nautilus stenomphalus White-patch nautilus Western Central Pacific 17 SHD 1848
Nautilus vanuatuensis Western Central Pacific 2023
Nautilus vitiensis Western Central Pacific 2023



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