Nautilus samoaensis

Nautilus samoaensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Nautiloidea
Order: Nautilida
Family: Nautilidae
Genus: Nautilus
Species:
N. samoaensis
Binomial name
Nautilus samoaensis
Barord et al., 2023

Nautilus samoaensis is a species of nautilus native to the waters of American Samoa. It was described as a separate species in 2023.[1][2]

The Nautilus samoaensis was named based on observations of shell and genetic structure.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Barord, Gregory J.; Combosch, David J.; Giribet, Gonzalo; Landman, Neil; Lemer, Sarah; Veloso, Job; Ward, Peter D. (2023-01-25). "Three new species of Nautilus Linnaeus, 1758 (Mollusca, Cephalopoda) from the Coral Sea and South Pacific". ZooKeys (1143): 51–69. Bibcode:2023ZooK.1143...51B. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1143.84427. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 10209263. PMID 37250686.
  2. ^ Publishers, Pensoft. "Three new nautilus species described from the Coral Sea and South Pacific". phys.org. Retrieved 2023-02-07.


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