Species Nautilus pompilius Linnaeus, 1758
Emperor Nautilus
Compiler and date details
1 November 2013 - Mark Norman, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
2 July 2001 - C.C. Lu, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Nautilus pompilius Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundem classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 10, 824 pp. [709].
Type data:
Holotype LS, India.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Tropical NE and NW Australia
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Jereb, P. 2005. Family Nautilidae. pp. 51-55 in Jereb, P. & Roper, C.F.E. (Eds). Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (Nautilidae, Sepiidae, Sepiolidae, Sepiadariidae, Idiosepiidae and Spirulidae). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4 Rome : FAO Vol. 1 pp. 1-262. [53]
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: nectonic.
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, epipelagic, mesopelagic, tropical.
General References
Haven, N. 1972. The ecology and behaviour of Nautilus pompilius in the Philippines. Veliger 15: 75-80 2 pls
Haven, N. 1977. The reproductive biology and behaviour of Nautilus pompilius in the Philippines. Marine Biology, Berlin 42: 177-184 (reproduction)
Nikolaeva, S.V. 2015. A study of the type series of Nautilus pompilius Linnaeus, 1758 (Mollusca, Cephalopoda, Nautilida). Zootaxa 3963(1): 55-73
Roper, C.F.E. & Young, R.E. 1975. Vertical distribution of pelagic cephalopods. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 209: 1-51 (vertical distribution)
Saunders, W.B. 1981. The species of living Nautilus and their distribution. Veliger 24: 8-17
Verco, J.C. 1907. Notes on South Australian marine Mollusca with descriptions of new species. Part VI. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 31: 213-230 [Date published 9 Dec] (ecology, behaviour)
Voss, G.L. 1963. Cephalopods of the Philippine Islands. United States National Museum Bulletin 234: 1-180 (distribution)
Ward, P.D. & Martin, A.W. 1980. Depth distribution of Nautilus pompilius in Fiji and Nautilus macromphalus in New Caledonia. Veliger 22: 259-264 pl. 1 (vertical distribution)
Williams, R.C.A., Newman, J.B. & Sinclair, W. 2012. DNA barcoding in Nautilus pompilius (Mollusca : Cephalopoda): evolutionary divergence of an ancient species in modern times. Invertebrate Systematics 26(6): 548-560
Common Name References
Jereb, P. 2005. Family Nautilidae. pp. 51-55 in Jereb, P. & Roper, C.F.E. (Eds). Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (Nautilidae, Sepiidae, Sepiolidae, Sepiadariidae, Idiosepiidae and Spirulidae). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4 Rome : FAO Vol. 1 pp. 1-262. [53] (Emperor Nautilus)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-Jun-2022 | NAUTILOIDEA | 15-Jun-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Mark Norman (NMV) Dr Julian Finn (NMV) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |