Name

Nautilus

nautilus

Framing

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Cephalopoda

Subclass: Nautiloidea

Genus: Nautilus

Habitat

Aquatic, marine. Pelagic, nektonic

Feeding

Feed on solid things, macrophagous feeder, carnivorous

Distribution

Indo-Pacific

Conservation status

Several species, subject to human harvesting pressure. Some rare and poorly known species

Additional information

Easily recognisable by its white planispiral outer shell with a typical reddish striped pattern