Chambered nautilus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the chambered nautilus lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Nautilus pompilius
Group	Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Asia, Oceania
Class	Cephalopod
Order	Nautilida
Family	Nautilidae

Where does the chambered nautilus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the chambered nautilus in 2 countries and territories across Asia and Oceania.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the chambered nautilus?

The chambered nautilus (Nautilus pompilius) is a cephalopod in the order Nautilida and the family Nautilidae, genus Nautilus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the chambered nautilus

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 is to help avoid predators, because when seen from above, it blends in with the darkness of the sea, and when seen from below, it blends in with the light coming from above.

The range of the chambered nautilus encompasses much of the south Pacific; It has been found near reefs and on the seafloor off the coasts of Australia, Japan, and Micronesia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Chambered nautilus (revision 1376789875), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q872853 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).