Nautilus (genus)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Nautilus_(genus)
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:genus
gptkbp:class gptkb:Cephalopoda
gptkbp:commercialUse shell trade
gptkbp:commonName nautilus
gptkbp:conservationStatus gptkb:CITES_Appendix_II
gptkbp:depthRange 100–700 meters
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus
gptkbp:describedYear 1758
gptkbp:diameter up to 25 cm
gptkbp:diet carnivorous
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature chambered shell
numerous tentacles
simple eyes
no ink sac
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:eastern_Indian_Ocean
gptkb:western_Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:evolutionarySignificance living fossil
gptkbp:eyeColor pinhole camera type
gptkbp:family gptkb:Nautilidae
gptkbp:foragingBehavior scavenger
gptkbp:fossil extensive
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:Indo-Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:hasTentacles up to 90
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nautilus (genus)
gptkbp:IUCNStatus Vulnerable (some species)
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:larvalStage absent
gptkbp:lifespan up to 20 years
gptkbp:motility jet propulsion
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Nautilus_belauensis
gptkb:Nautilus_macromphalus
gptkb:Nautilus_pompilius
gptkb:Nautilus_samoaensis
gptkb:Nautilus_stenomphalus
gptkb:Nautilus_vitiensis
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies 6
gptkbp:order gptkb:Nautilida
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Mollusca
gptkbp:predators gptkb:lake
large fish
sharks
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Allonautilus
gptkbp:reproduction egg-laying
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Nautilus
gptkbp:sexualDimorphism males have spadix
gptkbp:shellColor white with brown stripes
gptkbp:shellComposition aragonite
gptkbp:shellFunction buoyancy control
gptkbp:shellType external spiral shell
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Nautilus_pompilius
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Nautilus_Book
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7