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  2. Nautilus - Wikipedia

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    However, most nautilus species never exceed 20 cm (8 in). Nautilus macromphalus is the smallest species, usually measuring only 16 cm (6 + 1 ⁄ 2 in). A dwarf population from the Sulu Sea (Nautilus pompilius suluensis) is even smaller, with a mean shell diameter of 11.56 cm (4.55 in). [25]

  3. List of edible molluscs - Wikipedia

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    Edible molluscs are used to prepare many different dishes, such as Oysters Rockefeller (pictured). This is a partial list of edible molluscs.Molluscs are a large phylum of invertebrate animals, many of which have shells.

  4. Cephalopod - Wikipedia

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    A cephalopod / ˈ s ɛ f ə l ə p ɒ d / is any member of the molluscan class Cephalopoda / s ɛ f ə ˈ l ɒ p ə d ə / (Greek plural κεφαλόποδες, kephalópodes; "head-feet") [3] such as a squid, octopus, cuttlefish, or nautilus.

  5. Chambered nautilus - Wikipedia

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    The chambered nautilus (Nautilus pompilius), also called the pearly nautilus, is the best-known species of nautilus. The shell, when cut away, reveals a lining of lustrous nacre and displays a nearly perfect equiangular spiral, although it is not a golden spiral. The shell exhibits countershading, being light on the bottom and dark on top. This ...

  6. Nautiloid - Wikipedia

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    Nautilus belauensis. Much of what is known about the extinct nautiloids is based on what we know about modern nautiluses, such as the chambered nautilus, which is found in the southwest Pacific Ocean from Samoa to the Philippines, and in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Australia. It is not usually found in waters less than 100 meters (328 ...

  7. Nautilus (genus) - Wikipedia

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    Nautilus is a marine cephalopod genus in the mollusk family Nautilidae. Species in this genus differ significantly, morphologically, from the two nautilus species in ...

  8. Today in history: Nautilus travels under the North Pole

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    On this day 57 years ago, Nautilus-- the world's first nuclear submarine -- accomplished its first undersea voyage to the North Pole. The submarine boasted huge proportions of 3,180 tons ...

  9. Molluscivore - Wikipedia

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    A molluscivore is a carnivorous animal that specialises in feeding on molluscs such as gastropods, bivalves, brachiopods and cephalopods.Known molluscivores include numerous predatory (and often cannibalistic) molluscs, (e.g.octopuses, murexes, decollate snails and oyster drills), arthropods such as crabs and firefly larvae, and, vertebrates such as fish, birds and mammals. [1]