Nautilus Samoaensis
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''Nautilus samoaensis'' is a species of
nautilus A nautilus (; ) is any of the various species within the cephalopod family Nautilidae. This is the sole extant family of the superfamily Nautilaceae and the suborder Nautilina. It comprises nine living species in two genera, the type genus, ty ...
native to the waters of
American Samoa American Samoa is an Territories of the United States, unincorporated and unorganized territory of the United States located in the Polynesia region of the Pacific Ocean, South Pacific Ocean. Centered on , it is southeast of the island count ...
. It was described as a separate species in 2023. The ''Nautilus samoaensis'' was named based on observations of shell and genetic structure.


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Nautiluses Cephalopods of Oceania Cephalopods described in 2023 {{Nautiloidea-stub