Nautilus pompilius, Linnaeus

Name/Title

Nautilus pompilius, Linnaeus

Entry/Object ID

A2005.06.111

Description

Frequent. Large, thin, inflated, boat-shaped, bilaterally symmetrical shell with a large aperture enclosing the rest of the regularly coiled whorls. Internally the shell is partitioned into regularly spaced chambers, each joined by a tube, or siphuncle.

Collection

Permanent Collection

Acquisition

Accession

A2005.06.111