Nautilus vitiensis   Barord, Combosch, Giribet, Landman, Lemer, Veloso & Ward, 2023

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Cephalopoda | Nautilida | Nautilidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Pelagic; depth range 200 - 400 m (Ref. 128155).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Central Pacific: Fiji.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

It has a 15-30% pigment coloration on shell. two color pattern morphs present, with both full (stripes from venter to umbilicus) and “umbilical white patch” variety, where stripes flowing down from venter stop short of umbilical region; shell color patterns composed of simple stripes beginning at venter and then extending down the side of shell; these are large and unbranched and are among the simplest of all nautilus shell coloration patterns.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Barord, G.J., D.J. Combosch, G. Giribet, N. Landman, S. Lemer, J. Veloso and P.D. Ward. 2023. (Ref. 128155)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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