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  1. 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 …

  2. 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, …

  3. 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 …

  4. 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.

  5. 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, …

  6. 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. …

  7. 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, …

  8. 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 …

  9. 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 …

  10. 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 …