The shell of a Nautilus. The only living species of a once common and widespread family of marine cephalopod. Related to the squid


The shell of a Nautilus. The only living species of a once common and widespread family of marine cephalopod. Related to the squid they had a similar lifestyle having daily migrations from depth


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Location: Madagascar
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
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