Record (Lizard Island Field Guide)

Record details

Bellybutton Nautilus (species: Nautilus macromphalus)
Observed by Gwenda Pini
Mon, 1 Jul 1985 00:00:00

Location details

  • Lizard Island, Queensland

  • Exact location not known but definitely either Lizard Island or MacGillivray Reef (Gwen Pini, pers. comm., Aug 2018).

    The date is an estimate - the collection was made between July 1983 and July 1986 when Gwen and Peter Pini were maintenance staff at LIRS. Identifications were made by Gwen in consultation with malacology staff at the Australian Museum.

  • Marine specimens found at a depth between 0 m and 2 metres.

Details about the specimen(s)

  • Specimen count is not recorded.
  • The record does not indicate whether reproduction was occurring.

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