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Nautilus Linnaeus, 1758

Nautilus pompilius L. 1758
Nautilus pompilius L. 1758

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

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  1. Subgenus Nautilus (Orthoceras) Bruguière, 1789 † accepted as Orthoceras Bruguière, 1789 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Nautilus (Orthoceras) pennatula Batsch, 1791 accepted as Vulvulina pennatula (Batsch, 1791) (foraminifer erroneously described in a mollusc genus)
    2. Species Nautilus (Orthoceras) scalaris Batsch, 1791 accepted as Amphicoryna scalaris (Batsch, 1791) (foraminifer erroneously described in a mollusc genus)
  2. Species Nautilus auricula Fichtel & Moll, 1798 accepted as Cancris auricula (Fichtel & Moll, 1798) (foraminifer erroneously described in a mollusc genus)
  3. Species Nautilus balthicus Schröter, 1783 accepted as Hyalinea balthica (Schröter, 1783) (foraminifer erroneously described in a mollusc genus Type species of Hyalinea)
  4. Species Nautilus beccarii Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Ammonia beccarii (Linnaeus, 1758) (foraminifer erroneously described in a mollusc genus)
  5. Species Nautilus crispus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Elphidium crispum (Linnaeus, 1758) (foraminifer erroneously described in a mollusc genus)
  6. Species Nautilus depressulus G. Walker & Jacob, 1798 accepted as Haynesina depressula (Walker & Jacob, 1798) (foraminifer erroneously described in a mollusc genus)
  7. Species Nautilus inflatus Montagu, 1808 accepted as Trochammina inflata (Montagu, 1808) (foraminifer erroneously described in a mollusc genus Type species of Trochammina)
  8. Species Nautilus lobatulus G. Walker & Jacob, 1798 accepted as Lobatula lobatula (Walker & Jacob, 1798) (foraminifer erroneously described in a mollusc genus)
  9. Species Nautilus macellum Fichtel & Moll, 1798 accepted as Elphidium macellum (Fichtel & Moll, 1798) (foraminifer erroneously described in a mollusc genus)
  10. Species Nautilus orbiculus Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Sorites orbiculus (Forsskål in Niebuhr, 1775) (foraminifer erroneously described in a mollusc genus)
  11. Species Nautilus pertusus Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Peneroplis pertusus (Forsskål in Niebuhr, 1775) (foraminifer erroneously described in a mollusc genus)
  12. Species Nautilus planatus Fichtel & Moll, 1798 accepted as Peneroplis planatus (Fichtel & Moll, 1798) (foraminifer erroneously described in a mollusc genus. Type species of Peneroplis)
  13. Species Nautilus spirula Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Spirula spirula (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
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. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
ERMS (2025). Nautilus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: http://marbef.org//marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204549 on 2026-09-15
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Nautilus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=204549 on 2026-09-15
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2004-06-06 22:00:00Z
created
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2012-01-11 17:52:07Z
changed
Rosenberg, Gary
2016-05-15 00:46:20Z
changed
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. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

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] 

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] 
 
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