Phoenix Rising Jungle Book 292 - Nautilus
From: Wilph@turbot.net
Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.animals
Subject: PRising JungleBook - pr-jb292_nautilus.jpg 175388 bytes
Date: 17 May 2000 09:19:20 -0500
The Bellybutton Nautilus (Nautilus macromphalus) is a species of nautilus native to the waters off New Caledonia, the Loyalty Islands, and northeastern Australia. The shell of this species lacks a callus, leaving the umbilicus exposed, in which the inner coils of the shell are visible. This opening constitutes approximately 15% of the shell diameter at its widest point. |
