This nautilus lives in waters at a depth of 600 to 800 meters. Often they habitate at the bottom of a steep slope under coral reefs. At night they use their natural jet propulsion to maneuver up over 325 meters to feed. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Order: Nautilida Family: Nautilidae Genus: Nautilus Species: Nautilus pompilius (Linnaeus, 1758)
This nautilus lives in waters at a depth of 600 to 800 meters. Often they habitate at the bottom of a steep slope under coral reefs. At night they use their natural jet propulsion to maneuver up over 325 meters to feed. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Order: Nautilida Family: Nautilidae Genus: Nautilus Species: Nautilus pompilius (Linnaeus, 1758)
