0029403-MUS

cutaway view of chambered nautilus shell or emperor nautilus shell, Nautilus pompilius. The living animal occupies the outer shell chamber. A tissue-lined tube of shell, the siphuncle, connects the body to older chambers. Gas in the sealed chambers balances the animal's growth, providing neutral buoyancy.

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Masa Ushioda

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Animalia Mollusca Nautilida Nautilidae Nautiloidea Nautilus pompilius Pacific Pacific Ocean animal cephalopod cephalopoda chambered nautilus deep sea emperor nautilus horizontal horizontal format invertebrate living fossil marine marine animal marine invertebrate marine life marine wildlife mollusc mollusk nautilus ocean life pearly nautilus pompilius sea life shell threatened threatened species tropical underwater vulnerable vulnerable species wild wild animal wildlife

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