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Cephalopods Daily@cephalopodsdaily.bsky.social · 2y ago

The fuzzy nautilus (Allonautilus scrobiculatus) was thought to have gone extinct back in 1986, until Peter Ward spotted one again in 2015! These nautiluses have a distinct thick, slimy, yellow fuzz covering their shell called a periostracum.

A Fuzzy nautilus (Allonautilus scrobiculatus) swimming. Its spiral shell is white but it has orange on top that go towards the centre. The shell is covered in a yellow fuzz called a periostracum. The inner spiral of the shell is visible. The nautilus has a Its eye is simple pinhole type eye that a small circular opening with a vertical slit below it. It has many small appendages called cirri. Above its head is a triangle shaped hood that is brown to orange with lots of white bumps.Chambered nautilus (Nautilus pompilius) (left) swimming next to a Fuzzy nautilus (Allonautilus scrobiculatus) (right). The chambered nautilus has a white spiral shell with orange stripes at the top, a triangle shaped hood above its head that has a brown area with white spots, and many small appendages called cirri. Its eye is simple pinhole type eye that a small circular opening with a vertical slit below it. The fuzzy nautilus looks very similar to the chambered nautilus, except the hood is smaller and curved downward, and its shell is mostly covered in a yellow fuzz called a periostracum.A Fuzzy nautilus (Allonautilus scrobiculatus) swimming with a rocky underwater cliff in the background. Its spiral shell is white but it has orange on top that go towards the centre. The shell is covered in a yellow fuzz called a periostracum that sort of looks like algae on a rock. The inner spiral of the shell is visible. The nautilus has a Its eye is simple pinhole type eye that a small circular opening with a vertical slit below it. It has many small appendages called cirri. Above its head is a triangle shaped hood that is brown to orange with lots of white bumps.Chambered nautilus (Nautilus pompilius) (left) swimming next to a Fuzzy nautilus (Allonautilus scrobiculatus) (right). They are both next to a rocky, steep reef and fish are visible in the background. The chambered nautilus has a white spiral shell with orange stripes at the top, a triangle shaped hood above its head that has a brown area with white spots, and many small appendages called cirri. Its eye is simple pinhole type eye that a small circular opening with a vertical slit below it. The fuzzy nautilus looks very similar to the chambered nautilus, except the hood is smaller and curved downward, and its shell is mostly covered in a yellow fuzz called a periostracum.