Three new species of Nautilus have been described in the journal ZooKeys. Nautilus samoaensis, Nautilus vitiensis and Nautilus vanuatuensis join N. pompilius, macromphalus, and stenomphalus in a genus that was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. Nautilus belauensis was…
Baby Nautilus Born at Toba Aquarium, Japan
Nautilus area free swimming group of shelled cephalopods that are beyond bizarre in their appearance, even when compared to other marine life. Large adult Nautilus can grow to ten inches in diameter, and their shells have been used as ornamentation…
The Shells of Squids Tells The History of Life In The Ocean
For much of the history of life on earth, the oceans were dominated by giant mollusks we call Cephalopods. But the squid, octopus, & cuttlefish of today have less in common with the giant, shelled creatures of ancient past, and…
Help save Nautilus by supporting, From Living Fossil to Fossil
Nautilus are elusive marine mollusc of the cephalopod family which inhabits the deep sea. The Nautilus is a living fossil and the last members of an ancient lineage that traces back 500 million years, and they need your help. Unfortunately nautilus shells are highly…
Group of Paper Nautilus in California documented on video
Paper nautilus is a rare and enigmatic species of cephalopod which rarely graces the pages of Reef Builders, but when it does, it’s usually only one specimen at a time. Very little is known about the paper nautilus, its life…
Check out this irresistibly cute baby Nautilus
The Birch Aquarium got a new addition this week with the hatching of at least one of their baby nautilus eggs. While it isn’t rare for Nautilus to lay eggs in aquaria, often times they have been thrown out because…
Prisma Canvas ‘Chambered Nautilus’ and ‘Harlequin Shrimp’ original artworks will premier at MACNA
Kaitlyn Cameron’s Prisma Canvas is no stranger to producing amazingly inspired hand drawings of amazing reef life, like the ‘Yin-Yang Mandarin‘ and scores of other great subjects. As her follow-up Kaitlyn has been hard at work on two more stunning…
