WoRMS taxon details
Nautilus samoaensis Barord, Combosch, Giribet, Landman, Lemer, Veloso & Ward, 2023
1632880 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1632880)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Barord, G. J.; Combosch, D. J.; Giribet, G.; Landman, N.; Lemer, S.; Veloso, J.; Ward, P. D. (2023). Three new species of Nautilus Linnaeus, 1758 (Mollusca, Cephalopoda) from the Coral Sea and South Pacific. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 1143: 51-69., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1143.84427
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Holotype USNM 816658, geounit American Samoa Exclusive...
, Type locality contained in Samoan part of the South Pacific Ocean , Note Taema Bank, American Samoa, 14°16'32.27"S,...
Holotype USNM 816658, geounit American Samoa Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
type locality contained in Samoan part of the South Pacific Ocean [details]
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Type locality Taema Bank, American Samoa, 14°16'32.27"S, 170°41'12.58"W, between depths of 280 and 310 m [details]
Description Nautiliconic, shell with umbilical plug, whorl higher than broad at maturity. Periostracum entirely absent in mature and...
Etymology The specific epithet, an adjective, refers to the type locality, American Samoa
Description Nautiliconic, shell with umbilical plug, whorl higher than broad at maturity. Periostracum entirely absent in mature and near-mature specimens. Shell striping with a series of concentric circles that overlap in a way unique to this species, with a single exception, although this has been referred to as a “zigzag” pattern elsewhere. White protuberances found between stripes and outside of stripes on the entire central section (see hood details in Suppl. material 2: video 2; Fig. 7). Average shell diameter 171.3, s.d. 5.029 (see range of measured specimens in Table 1). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet, an adjective, refers to the type locality, American Samoa
Etymology The specific epithet, an adjective, refers to the type locality, American Samoa [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Nautilus samoaensis Barord, Combosch, Giribet, Landman, Lemer, Veloso & Ward, 2023. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1632880 on 2024-04-23
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Barord, G. J.; Combosch, D. J.; Giribet, G.; Landman, N.; Lemer, S.; Veloso, J.; Ward, P. D. (2023). Three new species of Nautilus Linnaeus, 1758 (Mollusca, Cephalopoda) from the Coral Sea and South Pacific. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 1143: 51-69., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1143.84427
page(s): 59, fig. 5 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 816658, geounit American Samoa Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Nautiliconic, shell with umbilical plug, whorl higher than broad at maturity. Periostracum entirely absent in mature and near-mature specimens. Shell striping with a series of concentric circles that overlap in a way unique to this species, with a single exception, although this has been referred to as a “zigzag” pattern elsewhere. White protuberances found between stripes and outside of stripes on the entire central section (see hood details in Suppl. material 2: video 2; Fig. 7). Average shell diameter 171.3, s.d. 5.029 (see range of measured specimens in Table 1). [details]Diagnosis The following characteristics distinguish Nautilus samoaensis sp. nov. from other species within the genus Nautilus: 32–36% pigment coloration, more than Nautilus vitiensis sp. nov. and less than Nautilus vanuatuensis sp. nov.; composed of stripes beginning at venter and then curving around in an arc pointing toward aperture as they finally intersect with umbilical region. As noted by Saunders et al. (1989), there is a faint, growth-line sized pattern of annual rings similar in scale and morphology to that found in Nautilus belauensis, but far less marked. Shell color pattern most unique of all Nautilus species composed of multiple, branching stripes that have a rearward projection after descending from venter. No other known Nautilus species shows this color pattern, and shells are recognized because of this unique coloration pattern, coloration percentage, and shell shape like N. pompilius. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet, an adjective, refers to the type locality, American Samoa [details]
Habitat Nautilus samoaensis sp. nov. inhabits areas near Pago Pago, American Samoa. Specimens were collected and filmed (Suppl. material 2: video 2) at depths between 200 and 400 m. [details]
Type locality Taema Bank, American Samoa, 14°16'32.27"S, 170°41'12.58"W, between depths of 280 and 310 m [details]
