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Nautilidae
Sign in to saveA nautilus (; ) is any of the various species within the cephalopod family Nautilidae. This is the sole extant family of the infraorder Nautilaceae and the suborder Nautilina.
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Nautilidae is a family of marine cephalopods within the order Nautilida, class Cephalopoda, and phylum Mollusca. The taxon, which has the common name chambered nautiluses, was described by Blainville in 1825 and is currently accepted. Its parent taxon is Nautilida, and it belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
The family has existed since the Permian period, with a start time of about 235 million years ago. Records of Nautilidae are held by institutions including LACM, SDNHM, YPM, KU, and ALMNH, with occurrences documented in the United States and Austria. The taxon has been described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Species
chambered nautiluses
Nautilidae
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassCephalopoda
- OrderNautilida
- FamilyNautilidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 344
- With media
- 7
- Family
- Nautilidae
- Collections
- LACM, SDNHM, YPM, KU, ALMNH, UCMP
- Recorded in
- United States, Austria
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Encyclopedic overview
26 sectionsContents
- Anatomy
- Tentacles
- Digestive system
- Circulatory system
- Nervous system
- Shell
- Size
- Physiology
- Buoyancy and movement
- Senses
- Brain and intelligence
- Reproduction and lifespan
- Ecology
- Range and habitat
- Diet
- Evolutionary history
- Fossil genera
- Taxonomy
- Dubious or uncertain taxa
- Conservation status and human use
- In human culture
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
A nautilus (; ) is any of the various species within the cephalopod family Nautilidae. This is the sole extant family of the infraorder Nautilaceae and the suborder Nautilina.
It comprises nine living species in two genera, the type of which is the genus Nautilus. Though it more specifically refers to the species Nautilus pompilius, the name chambered nautilus is also used for any of the Nautilidae. All are protected under CITES Appendix II. Depending on species, adult shell diameter is between .
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nautilidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.