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NAUTILUS macromphalus is the species of nautilus characteristic of the New Caledonian Archipelago, which comprises the islands of New Caledonia, the Isle of Pines, and the Loyalty Group. I took up my residence on the shores of Sandal Bay, Lifu, in August 1896. Having collected a number of nautilus, I placed them in captivity in a large native fish-trap, specially fitted up, fed them twice or three times a week with fish, land-crabs, Palinurus, and Scyllarus, and on December 5, 1896, commenced to obtain the fertilised ova.
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The Embryology of the Nautilus1. Nature 55, 402–403 (1897). https://doi.org/10.1038/055402a0
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