I am writing in response to Charles Madigan`s front page story Dec. 16. It very accurately describes the singular beauty of the shell of the chambered nautilus, a feature shared by six species in t… ...

Nautilus shells don't count as fish (or food in general), so their main purpose is to sell them for cash. A basic nautilus shell sells for 120g, and an iridium-quality shell has a value of 240g.

With shells that measure up to 10.6 inches in diameter, chambered nautiluses are the largest of the six, and bellybuttons—whose shells max out at 6.3 inches in diameter—as the smallest.

Because it has an eternal shell, the nautilus is considered primitive compared to its relatives, the octopus, ... The body is contained in the last compartment — the newest and largest of them all.

The Nautilus Shell isn’t that great of a gift, but it is required for a few specific quests and for dyeing. If you’ve been searching the beach all summer long but haven’t found one, you’re ...

Over the past 16 years, nearly 1.7 million nautilus shell products were imported into the United States. Chambered nautilus photo by Greg J. Barord. Photos are available for media use. “These ...

The future of the nautilus is also threatened by ocean acidification, which can impair the ability of mollusks to build the shells they need to survive. In 2016 the United States joined with Fiji, ...

If none of that persuades you to look beyond that spiraling shell, then maybe the nautilus’s capacity for memory will. Once Number 51 knows you thought it was nothing but a static swirl, it ...

At depths greater than 800 m, the hydrostatic pressure will cause the shell of the nautilus to implode, thereby killing the animal,” the agency noted. It is not an open water species, and is found ...

Researchers have described three new species of nautilus found in the Coral Sea and the South Pacific. The three species can be differentiated due to genetic structure, shell size and coloration ...