Nautilus vanuatuensis
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| Nautilus vanuatuensis | |
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| Nautilus vanuatensis in the wild | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Nautiloidea |
| Order: | Nautilida |
| Family: | Nautilidae |
| Genus: | Nautilus |
| Species: | N. vanuatuensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nautilus vanuatuensis Barord et al., 2023 | |
Nautilus vanuatuensis is a species of nautilus native to the waters of Vanuatu. It was described as a separate species in 2023.[1][2]
It is distinguished from other nautilus species by its abundantly colored red shell. It has 40–50% shell coloration (more than any other Nautilus species with a plugged umbilicus) and its pigmentation occurs in stripes extending from venter to umbilicus.[1]
