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Chambered nautilus

Senckenberg Nature Museum Frankfurt

Senckenberg Nature Museum Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

The Nautilus is the only surviving cephalopod with a permanent shell. This relative of the squid can retract into this shell and close it externally with a hood-like cap. The nocturnal animal lives in the tropical Indo-Pacific, where it feeds on small crustaceans, fish and carrion.

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  • Title: Chambered nautilus
  • Location: Indo-Pacific
  • Type: original
  • Rights: Sven Tränkner Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung
  • size: 20 cm
  • scientific name: Nautilus pompilius
  • geological Age: recent
Senckenberg Nature Museum Frankfurt

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