Nautilus macromphalus Bellybutton nautilus

Nautilus macromphalus is commonly referred to as Bellybutton nautilus. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

11715 

AphiaID:

342236 

Scientific:

Nautilus macromphalus 

German:

Perlboot 

English:

Bellybutton Nautilus 

Category:

Céphalopodes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Cephalopoda (Class) > Nautilida (Order) > Nautilidae (Family) > Nautilus (Genus) > macromphalus (Species) 

Initial determination:

G. B. Sowerby II, 1849 

Occurrence:

Australia, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Queensland (Australia), the Kermadec Islands, Vanuatu 

Sea depth:

1 - 500 Meter 

Habitats:

Water column 

Size:

up to 6.3" (16 cm) 

Temperature:

19,7 °F - 25,4 °F (19,7°C - 25,4°C) 

Food:

Fish (little fishes), Krill, Mysis, Schrimps, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Nautilus belauensis
  Palau-Nautilus
• 
  Nautilus macromphalus
  Perlboot
• 
  Nautilus pompilius
  Perlboot
• 
  Nautilus stenomphalus
  Perlboot

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Nautilus samoaensis
  Samoa Nautilus, Samoa Perlboot
• 
  Nautilus vanuatuensis
  Nautilus vanuatuensis, Vanuatu Perlboot
• 
  Nautilus vitiensis
  Fidschi Nautilus, Fidschi Perlboot

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2018-10-07 19:57:22 

Last edit:

2023-11-09 20:45:37 

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