Bellybutton Nautilus (species: Nautilus macromphalus) in Frankland Island Group, QLD (Gaia Guide)
Frankland Island Group, QLD does not include Nautilus macromphalus.
Nautilus macromphalus
Bellybutton Nautilus


©Pujolle on Wikipedia: Bellybutton Nautilus (Nautilus macromphalus)

©Pierre Sylvie: Bellybutton Nautilus (Nautilus macromphalus)

©Tim Waters: Nautilus macromphalus shell washed up on beach at Port Boisé, near the southern tip of New Caledonia at Cap Ndoua.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Cephalopoda
Order Nautilida
Family Nautilidae
Genus Nautilus
Species Nautilus macromphalus

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 16 cm (diameter according to Reid, 2016)

Synonyms

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Reid, A. (2016). Cephalopods of Australia and Sub-Antarctic Territories CSIRO, Clayton, Vic., Australia.
  • Roper, C.F.E. and F.G. Hochberg (1986). Color and body patterns in cephalopods from Lizard Island, Australia,Unpublished manuscript. LIRS catalog number 204.
  • Roper, C.F.E. and F.G. Hochberg (1987). Cephalopods of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Occasional Papers from the Museum of Victoria, 3: 15-20. LIRS catalog number 238.