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Ever since Owen (1832) published descriptions of the soft parts of Nautilus, zoologists have hoped that studies of living Nautilus would shed light on possible modes of existence of the once-dominant nautiloids and ammonoids, as well as aid in understanding cephalopod evolution. Dating back to Willey (1895), studies of the living animal in its natural habitat have been undertaken during infrequent expeditions, and information about the animal has been gathered at scattered intervals. In this chapter, an attempt is made to discuss some of the morphological and functional features of the Nautilus circulatory system by drawing on several sources and by introducing some new information.
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Bourne, G.B. (2010). The Circulatory System. In: Saunders, W.B., Landman, N.H. (eds) Nautilus. Topics in Geobiology, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3299-7_19
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