
Nautilus - Wikipedia
The family Nautilidae has its origin in the Trigonocerataceae (Centroceratina), specifically in the Syringonautilidae of the Late Triassic [8] and continues to this day with Nautilus, the type …
Nautilidae Blainville, 1825 - World Register of Marine Species
Description The only cephalopod family including species with external true shells. The shells are large, light in weight and resemble a round-bottomed boat. They are distinguished, above all, …
Nautilus Fish Facts - Nautilus pompilius - A-Z Animals
May 27, 2024 · All six living species of nautilus belong to the same family, Nautilidae. Four species belong to the type genera, Nautilus, while the other two belong to the genera …
Nautilus: The Ocean's Living Fossil - Ocean Info
Nautilidae is a large family of cephalopods (a type of mollusk) of which the Nautilus is a part. It encompasses six species in 2 different genotypes, with this genus as the archetype.
Nautilidae - Animalia
The nautilus is a pelagic marine mollusc of the cephalopod family Nautilidae. The nautilus is the sole extant family of the superfamily Nautilaceae and of its smaller but near equal suborder, …
Nautilidae - waterworlds.info
The Nautilidae are a family of cephalopods that are the only surviving members of the order Nautilida. They are commonly called nautiluses, chambered nautiluses, or simply nautilus. …
Nautilidae: facts, distribution & population | BioDB
Members of the Nautilidae family, including the chambered nautilus (Nautilus pompilius) and its relatives in the genera Nautilus and Allonautilus, are found mainly in the tropical Indo-Pacific, …
What is a nautilus? - NOAA's National Ocean Service
Jun 16, 2024 · The nautilus is a mollusk that uses jet propulsion to roam the ocean deep. Writers, artists, and engineers have long marveled at the nautilus’s beauty and swimming abilities. The …
Nautilus - Description, Habitat, Image, Diet, and Interesting Facts
More than just a pretty shell, the nautilus is a fascinating creature with a unique biology, behavior, and place in the marine ecosystem. What is a Nautilus? Nautiluses are marine mollusks …
Nautilida - Wikipedia
The Nautilida constitute a large and diverse order of generally coiled nautiloid cephalopods that began in the mid Paleozoic and continues to the present with a single family, the Nautilidae …