Three nautilus species new to science have been found in the Pacific

The distinct branching patterns and stripes on the shells of three sorts of nautiluses have been used to establish them as separate species

By Jake Buehler

Three sorts of spiral-shelled nautilus have been recognized as separate species, growing the identified variety of nautilus species by as a lot as 50 per cent.

Hundreds of tens of millions of years in the past, these family of octopus and squid have been way more various, with 1000’s of species identified from fossils. But at this time, solely about six species dwell on the deep slopes of coral reefs round Indonesia and elements of the western Pacific Ocean. The exact variety of dwelling nautilus species has remained unsettled …