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]
| Nautilus samoaensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Nautiloidea |
| Order: | Nautilida |
| Family: | Nautilidae |
| Genus: | Nautilus |
| Species: | N. samoaensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Nautilus samoaensis Barord et al., 2023
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The Nautilus samoaensis was named based on observations of shell and genetic structure.[1]
References
edit- ^ 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. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1143.84427. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 10209263. PMID 37250686.
- ^ Publishers, Pensoft. "Three new nautilus species described from the Coral Sea and South Pacific". phys.org. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
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