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Nautilus Linnaeus, 1758

Nautilus pompilius L. 1758
Nautilus pompilius L. 1758

204549  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:204549)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Cephalopoda (Class)
  5. Nautiloida (Subclass)
  6. Nautilida (Order)
  7. Nautiloidea (Superfamily)
  8. Nautilidae (Family)
  9. Nautilus (Genus)
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  1. Species Nautilus balcombense Chapman, 1915 †
  2. Species Nautilus butonensis K. Martin, 1933 †
  3. Species Nautilus forbesi d'Archiac & Haime, 1854 †
  4. Species Nautilus javanus K. Martin, 1879 †
  5. Species Nautilus labechei d'Archiac & Haime, 1854 †
  6. Species Nautilus macromphalus G. B. Sowerby II, 1849
  7. Species Nautilus pompilius Linnaeus, 1758
  8. Species Nautilus praepompilius Shimansky, 1957 †
  9. Species Nautilus samoaensis Barord, Combosch, Giribet, Landman, Lemer, Veloso & Ward, 2023
  10. Species Nautilus stenomphalus G. B. Sowerby II, 1849
  11. Species Nautilus vanuatuensis Barord, Combosch, Giribet, Landman, Lemer, Veloso & Ward, 2023
  12. Species Nautilus vitiensis Barord, Combosch, Giribet, Landman, Lemer, Veloso & Ward, 2023
  13. Species Nautilus acutus Hauer, 1846 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  14. Species Nautilus ammoni Loesch, 1914 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  15. Species Nautilus argoviensis Loesch, 1914 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  16. Species Nautilus aturi Basterot, 1825 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  17. Species Nautilus balcombensis F. Chapman, 1915 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  18. Species Nautilus belauensis Saunders, 1981 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  19. Species Nautilus bodeni Loesch, 1914 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  20. Species Nautilus bordae Grateloup, 1827 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  21. Species Nautilus bradfordensis Crick, 1898 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  22. Species Nautilus brevior Mojsisovics, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  23. Species Nautilus brevis Hauer, 1860 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  24. Species Nautilus brunhuberi Loesch, 1914 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  25. Species Nautilus bullatus Mojsisovics, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  26. Species Nautilus bulogensis Hauer, 1888 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  27. Species Nautilus carinatus Grateloup, 1827 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  28. Species Nautilus chesterensis Meek & Worthen, 1861 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  29. Species Nautilus crassisinuatus Crick, 1898 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  30. Species Nautilus deluci d'Archiac, 1850 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  31. Species Nautilus depressus Binkhorst, 1861 † (uncertain > unassessed, invalid; not Eichwald, 1840)
  32. Species Nautilus domeykus A. d'Orbigny, 1843 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  33. Species Nautilus ehrlichi Mojsisovics, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  34. Species Nautilus eugyrus Mojsisovics, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  35. Species Nautilus evolutus Mojsisovics, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  36. Species Nautilus fischeranus Foord & Crick, 1890 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  37. Species Nautilus fischeri Mojsisovics, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  38. Species Nautilus fuscus Crick, 1898 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  39. Species Nautilus galeatus Mojsisovics, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  40. Species Nautilus gemmatus Mojsisovics, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  41. Species Nautilus glaber Foord & Crick, 1890 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  42. Species Nautilus guembeli Mojsisovics, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  43. Species Nautilus haloricus Mojsisovics, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  44. Species Nautilus heberti Binkhorst, 1861 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  45. Species Nautilus helveticus Loesch, 1914 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  46. Species Nautilus hendersoni Etheridge, 1892 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  47. Species Nautilus hoeninghausii Grateloup, 1827 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  48. Species Nautilus impendens Crick, 1898 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  49. Species Nautilus jumarensis W. Waagen, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  50. Species Nautilus kellneri Hauer, 1888 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  51. Species Nautilus klebelsbergi Loesch, 1914 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  52. Species Nautilus laubei Mojsisovics, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  53. Species Nautilus lehardyi Binkhorst, 1861 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  54. Species Nautilus matheronianus A. d'Orbigny, 1841 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  55. Species Nautilus mjatschkowanus Loesch, 1914 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  56. Species Nautilus modestus Mojsisovics, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  57. Species Nautilus noricus Mojsisovics, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  58. Species Nautilus obtusus Mojsisovics, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  59. Species Nautilus ornatus Foord & Crick, 1890 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  60. Species Nautilus perarmatus Mojsisovics, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  61. Species Nautilus perinflatus Foord & Crick, 1890 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  62. Species Nautilus pichleri Hauer, 1866 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  63. Species Nautilus planilateratus Hauer, 1860 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  64. Species Nautilus planorbiformis Meek & Worthen, 1861 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  65. Species Nautilus popmonius Billings, 1862 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  66. Species Nautilus pseudolineatus Foord & Crick, 1890 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  67. Species Nautilus reticulatus Hauer, 1846 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  68. Species Nautilus robustus Foord & Crick, 1890 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  69. Species Nautilus roemeri Loesch, 1914 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  70. Species Nautilus rogeri Loesch, 1914 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  71. Species Nautilus rollieri Loesch, 1914 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  72. Species Nautilus romeroi Ihering, 1903 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  73. Species Nautilus sangamonensis Meek & Worthen, 1861 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  74. Species Nautilus schloenbachi Mojsisovics, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  75. Species Nautilus schlosseri Loesch, 1914 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  76. Species Nautilus schlotheimi Loesch, 1914 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  77. Species Nautilus schneidi Loesch, 1914 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  78. Species Nautilus schwertschlageri Loesch, 1914 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  79. Species Nautilus semiornatus Crick, 1898 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  80. Species Nautilus simillimus Foord & Crick, 1890 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  81. Species Nautilus smithi Foord & Crick, 1890 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  82. Species Nautilus spectabilis Meek & Worthen, 1861 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  83. Species Nautilus stromeri Loesch, 1914 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  84. Species Nautilus styriacus Mojsisovics, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  85. Species Nautilus subaratus Keyserling, 1848 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  86. Species Nautilus subfleuriausianus d'Archiac, 1854 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  87. Species Nautilus subglobosus Meek & Worthen, 1861 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  88. Species Nautilus suessi Mojsisovics, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  89. Species Nautilus superbus Mojsisovics, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  90. Species Nautilus sypho Grateloup, 1827 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  91. Species Nautilus trapezoidalis Hauer, 1860 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  92. Species Nautilus triadicus Mojsisovics, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  93. Species Nautilus trisulcatus Meek & Worthen, 1861 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  94. Species Nautilus tubingensis Loesch, 1914 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  95. Species Nautilus vaelsensis Binkhorst, 1861 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  96. Species Nautilus washitanus Cragin, 1895 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  97. Species Nautilus wulfeni Mojsisovics, 1873 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  98. Species Nautilus calvimontensis Bédé, 1948 † accepted as Angulithes calvimontensis (Bédé, 1948) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  99. Species Nautilus crista Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Armiger crista (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  100. Species Nautilus desertorum Douvillé, 1916 † accepted as Eutrephoceras douvillei Spath, 1927 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid; not Zittel, 1902, Eutrephoceras douvillei is a replacement name)
  101. Species Nautilus digonus Meek & Worthen, 1861 † accepted as Rineceras digonum (Meek & Worthen, 1861) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  102. Species Nautilus disculus Deshayes, 1865 † accepted as Angulithes disculus (Deshayes, 1865) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  103. Species Nautilus erycinus Tagliarini, 1901 † accepted as Antaganides erycinus (Tagliarini, 1901) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  104. Species Nautilus kutchensis W. Waagen, 1873 † accepted as Pseudaganides kutchensis (W. Waagen, 1873) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  105. Species Nautilus lamarckii Deshayes, 1835 † accepted as Angulithes lamarckii (Deshayes, 1835) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  106. Species Nautilus parisiensiis Deshayes, 1865 † accepted as Eutrephoceras parisiense (Deshayes, 1865) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  107. Species Nautilus pseudoelegans A. d'Orbigny, 1840 † accepted as Cymatoceras pseudoelegans (A. d'Orbigny, 1840) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  108. Species Nautilus staadti Cossmann, 1902 † accepted as Eutrephoceras staadti (Cossmann, 1902) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  109. Species Nautilus umbilicaris Deshayes, 1835 † accepted as Eutrephoceras umbilicare (Deshayes, 1835) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  110. Species Nautilus ziczac J. Sowerby, 1812 † accepted as Aturoidea ziczac (J. Sowerby, 1812) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  111. Subgenus Nautilus (Trematodiscus) Meek & Worthen, 1861 † represented as Trematodiscus Meek & Worthen, 1861 †
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
masculine
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
Traits (2021). Nautilus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204549 on 2026-01-18
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Nautilus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204549 on 2026-01-18
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2004-06-06 22:00:00Z
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Vanden Berghe, Edward
2012-01-11 17:52:07Z
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Rosenberg, Gary
2016-05-15 00:46:20Z
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Finn, Julian
2019-09-13 12:17:09Z
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Bouchet, Philippe

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Jereb, P. (2005). Family Nautilidae. pp. 51-55, in P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper eds. <em>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date.</em> Volume 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (<em>Nautilidae</em>, <em>Sepiidae</em>, <em>Sepiolidae</em>, <em>Sepiadariidae</em>, <em>Idiosepiidae</em> and <em>Spirulidae</em>). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(1): 262 pp. 9 pls. [details] 

additional source Grossman, N. (1979). The shape of the shell of the chambered nautilus. <em>Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society.</em> 75(3): 611-612, [22 Oct. 1979]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48296776 [details] 
 
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