Chambered Nautilus Shell

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A chambered nautilus shell (Nautilus pompilius), white in colour with brown stripes and shaped like a spiral with a large mouth.

One Chambered Nautilus Shell. Latin name, Nautilus pompilius.

Measurements

133mm (height), 73mm (width), 113mm (depth)

Accession number

0606/06

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Nautilus pompilius Nautilus Cephalopoda Mollusca Animalia Linnean System

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Chambered Nautilus Shell

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