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  • Genus: Nautilus

  • Nautilus macromphalus G.B. Sowerby II, 1849
    Chambered Nautilus, Marine, Occasionally washes ashore on northern beaches. Compared to N. pompilius, macromphalus has a deep umbilicus
    Far North, Kermadecs, NE Australia, New Caledonia
    KA
  • Nautilus pompilius Linnaeus, 1758
    Chambered Nautilus, Marine, Occasionally washes ashore on northern beaches. Compared to N. macromphalus, pompilius has calcified layer covering umbilicus
    Far North, Kermadec Islands
    KA
Key to Geographical Ranges
NZ Map showing Geographical Ranges
The symbols K.A.C.F.M.An. are used to indicate the geographical range of the species. They have been adopted to give an approximation of the range of each species within New Zealand.
K=
Kermadec Islands
A=
Aupourian - Kaipara Harbour, north around North Cape, encompassing the Three Kings Islands and south to East Cape
C=
Cookian - Lower North Island and the northern part of the South Island
F=
Forsterian - Otago, Fiordland and Stewart Island
M=
Moriorian - Chatham Islands, Pitt Island
An=
Antipodean - Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil