WoRMS taxon details
Nautilus pompilius Linnaeus, 1758
216384 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216384)
accepted
Species
Nautilus pompilius pompilius Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded rank
- Subspecies Nautilus pompilius pompilius Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Nautilus pompilius Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 709 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 709 [details] Available for editors
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Type locality contained in Ambon
type locality contained in Ambon [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Nautilus pompilius Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216384 on 2025-07-16
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Nomenclature
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 709 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Saunders W.B., Mapes R.H., White M.M., Hastie L.C. & Yaqin K. (2017). Descriptions of <i>Nautilus pompilius</i> Linnaeus, 1758 from the type area, Ambon, Molucca Islands, and from Sumbawa - Lombok Islands, Indonesia. <em>American Malacological Bulletin.</em> 35(1): 1-14., available online at https://doi.org/10.4003/006.035.0102 [details]
page(s): 709 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Saunders W.B., Mapes R.H., White M.M., Hastie L.C. & Yaqin K. (2017). Descriptions of <i>Nautilus pompilius</i> Linnaeus, 1758 from the type area, Ambon, Molucca Islands, and from Sumbawa - Lombok Islands, Indonesia. <em>American Malacological Bulletin.</em> 35(1): 1-14., available online at https://doi.org/10.4003/006.035.0102 [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Barord, G. J.; Combosch, D. J.; Giribet, G.; Landman, N.; Lemer, S.; Veloso, J.; Ward, P. D. (2023). Three new species of Nautilus Linnaeus, 1758 (Mollusca, Cephalopoda) from the Coral Sea and South Pacific. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 1143: 51-69., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1143.84427
page(s): 57 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 57 [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Keferstein, W. (1866). Beiträge zur Anatomie des <i>Nautilus pompilius</i>. <em>Malakozoologische Blätter.</em> 13: 21-38., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15855927#page/35/mode/1up [details]
additional source Habe, T.; Okutani, T. (1988). A New Subspecies of Living Nautilus (Cephalopoda: Nautiloidea) from the Sulu Sea. <em>VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology).</em> 47(2):91-94. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Roper, C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney & C.E. Nauen (1984). FAO Species catalogue. Vol 3. Cephalopods of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries. FAO Fish. Synop. (125), Vol 3: 277 p. [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G. 1992. <i>Encyclopedia of Seashells</i>. Dorset: New York. 224 pp.
page(s): 177 [details]
additional source Jereb, P. (2005). Family Nautilidae. pp. 51-55, in P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper eds. <em>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date.</em> Volume 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (<em>Nautilidae</em>, <em>Sepiidae</em>, <em>Sepiolidae</em>, <em>Sepiadariidae</em>, <em>Idiosepiidae</em> and <em>Spirulidae</em>). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(1): 262 pp. 9 pls.
page(s): 53 [details]
additional source Grossman, N. (1979). The shape of the shell of the chambered nautilus. <em>Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society.</em> 75(3): 611-612, [22 Oct. 1979]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48296776 [details]
additional source Saunders, W. B., Davis, L. E. & Knight, R. L. (1987). Sympatric species of <i>Nautilus</i> (<i>N. pompilius</i> and <i>N. scrobiculatus</i>) in the Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 101(2): 93-99, figs. 1-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8097586 [details]
additional source Saunders, W. B. & Ward, P. D. (1987). Sympatric occurrence of <i>Nautilus</i> (<i>N. pompilius</i> and <i>N. stenomphalus</i>) on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 101(4): 188-194, figs. 1-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8097693
page(s): 189 [details]
additional source Saunders, W. B., Bond, P. N., Hastie, L. C. & Itano, D. (1989). On the distribution of <i>Nautilus pompilius</i> in the Samoas, Fiji and Tonga. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 103(3): 99-104., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8278105 [details]
subsequent type designation ICZN. (2018). Opinion 2426 (Case 3703). <i>Nautilus pompilius</i> Linnaeus, 1758 (Mollusca, Cephalopoda, Nautilida): neotype designated. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 75: 288-289., available online at https://doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v75.a063 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Habe, T.; Okutani, T. (1988). A New Subspecies of Living Nautilus (Cephalopoda: Nautiloidea) from the Sulu Sea. <em>VENUS (The Japanese Journals of Malacology).</em> 47(2):91-94. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Roper, C.F.E., M.J. Sweeney & C.E. Nauen (1984). FAO Species catalogue. Vol 3. Cephalopods of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species of interest to fisheries. FAO Fish. Synop. (125), Vol 3: 277 p. [details]
additional source Rosenberg, G. 1992. <i>Encyclopedia of Seashells</i>. Dorset: New York. 224 pp.
page(s): 177 [details]
additional source Jereb, P. (2005). Family Nautilidae. pp. 51-55, in P. Jereb & C.F.E. Roper eds. <em>Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date.</em> Volume 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (<em>Nautilidae</em>, <em>Sepiidae</em>, <em>Sepiolidae</em>, <em>Sepiadariidae</em>, <em>Idiosepiidae</em> and <em>Spirulidae</em>). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes [Rome, FAO].</em> 4(1): 262 pp. 9 pls.
page(s): 53 [details]
additional source Grossman, N. (1979). The shape of the shell of the chambered nautilus. <em>Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society.</em> 75(3): 611-612, [22 Oct. 1979]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48296776 [details]
additional source Saunders, W. B., Davis, L. E. & Knight, R. L. (1987). Sympatric species of <i>Nautilus</i> (<i>N. pompilius</i> and <i>N. scrobiculatus</i>) in the Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 101(2): 93-99, figs. 1-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8097586 [details]
additional source Saunders, W. B. & Ward, P. D. (1987). Sympatric occurrence of <i>Nautilus</i> (<i>N. pompilius</i> and <i>N. stenomphalus</i>) on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 101(4): 188-194, figs. 1-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8097693
page(s): 189 [details]
additional source Saunders, W. B., Bond, P. N., Hastie, L. C. & Itano, D. (1989). On the distribution of <i>Nautilus pompilius</i> in the Samoas, Fiji and Tonga. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 103(3): 99-104., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8278105 [details]
subsequent type designation ICZN. (2018). Opinion 2426 (Case 3703). <i>Nautilus pompilius</i> Linnaeus, 1758 (Mollusca, Cephalopoda, Nautilida): neotype designated. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 75: 288-289., available online at https://doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v75.a063 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Editor's comment Published records of this species from the NZEEZ are based on rare beached shells that have probably originated from the tropical western Pacific (i.e. flotsam) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Emperor nautiluschambered nautilus | [details] |
| French | Nautile flammé | [details] |
| German | Gemeines SchiffsbootGemeines Perlboot | [details] |
| Japanese | オウムガイ | [details] |
| Spanish | Nautilo común | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (556 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (671 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nautilus pompilius)
To GenBank (4498 nucleotides; 475 proteins)
To Malacopics (Nautilus pompilius Linnaeus, 1758 Philippines, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To Malacopics (Nautilus pompilius Linnaeus, 1758 Philippines, ex coll. J. Trausel)
To Malacopics (Nautilus pompilius Linnaeus, 1758)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nautlilus belauensis USNM 730540)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 047418)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (671 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nautilus pompilius)
To GenBank (4498 nucleotides; 475 proteins)
To Malacopics (Nautilus pompilius Linnaeus, 1758 Philippines, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To Malacopics (Nautilus pompilius Linnaeus, 1758 Philippines, ex coll. J. Trausel)
To Malacopics (Nautilus pompilius Linnaeus, 1758)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nautlilus belauensis USNM 730540)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 047418)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
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