Nautilus: The Biology and Paleobiology of a Living Fossil, Reprint with additions (Topics in Geobiology (6))

1. 1 Nautilus and Allonautilus: Two Decades of Progress W. Bruce Saunders Department of Geology Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr PA 19010 wsaunder@brynmawr. edu Neil H. Landman Division of Paleontology American Museum of Natural History New York, New York 10024 landman@amnh. org When Nautilus: Biology and Paleobiology of a Living Fossil was published in 1987, it marked a milestone in cross-disciplinary collaboration. More than half of the contributing authors (36/65) were paleontologists, many of whom were collaborating with neontological counterparts. Their interest in studying this reclusive, poorly known animal was being driven by a search for clues to the mode of life and natural history of the once dominant shelled cephalopods, through study of the sole surviving genus. At the same time, Nautilus offered an opportunity for neontologists to look at a fundamentally different, phylogenetically basal member of the extant Cephalopoda. It was a w- win situation, combining paleontological deep-time perspectives, old fashioned expeditionary zeal, traditional biological approaches and new techniques. The results were cross-fertilized investigations in such disparate fields as ecology, functional morphology, taphonomy, genetics, phylogeny, locomotive dynamics, etc. As one reviewer of the xxxvi Introduction xxxvii book noted, Nautilus had gone from being one of the least known to one of the best understood of living cephalopods. Nautilus And Allonautilus : Two Decades Of Progress / W. Bruce Saunders And Neil H. Landman -- Nautilus And Allonautilus : Annotated Bibliography Of References Published Since 1987 / Emily Greenfest-allen, Neil H. Landman And W. Bruce Saunders -- Nautilus Studies -- The First Twenty-two Centuries / Richard Arnold Davis -- The Ancestry Of The Genus Nautilus / Curt Teichert And Tatsuro Matsumoto -- The Species Of Nautilus / W. Bruce Saunders -- Geographic Distribution Of Nautilus Shells / Michael R. House -- Genetic Variation And Phylogeny In Nautilus / David S. Woodruff [and Others] -- Morphological Variation In Nautilus From Papua New Guinea / Andrew R.h. Swan And W. Bruce Saunders -- Biometric Analysis Of Nautilus Pompilius From The Philippines And The Fiji Islands / Kazushige Tanabe And Junzo Tsukahara -- Biomineralization And Systematic Implications / Rex E. Crick And Keith O. Mann --^ Ecology, Distribution, And Population Characteristics Of Nautilus / W. Bruce Saunders And Peter D. Ward -- Incidence And Kinds Of Epizoans On The Shells Of Live Nautilus / Neil H. Landman [et Al.] -- On The Habitat Of Nautilus Pompilius In Tañon Strait (philippines) And The Fiji Islands / Shozo Hayasaka [et Al.] -- Predation On Nautilus / W. Bruce Saunders, Claude Spinosa, And Larry E. Davis -- The Central Nervous System / J.z. Young -- The Sense Organs Of Nautilus / Vernon C. Barber -- Visual Behavior And Visual Sensitivity Of Nautilus Pompilius / W.r.a. Muntz -- A Possible Function Of The Iris Groove Of Nautilus / W.r.a. Muntz -- The Functional Morphology Of The Tentacle Musculature Of Nautilus Pompilius / William M. Kier -- The Circulatory System / George B. Bourne -- The Excretory System Of Nautilus / R. Schipp And A.w. Martin -- Respiratory Physiology / James R. Redmond -- Mouth Part Histology And Morphology / Kazushige Tanabe And Yoshio Fukuda --^ Energy Metabolism Of Nautilus Swimming Muscles / John Baldwin -- Oxygen Conformity And Metabolic Arrest In Nautilus : Analysis Of Mechanisms And Functions / P.w. Hochachka -- Ventilation And Oxygen Extraction By Nautilus / M.j. Wells -- Reproduction And Embryology Of Nautilus / John M. Arnold -- Development Of The Embryonic Shell Of Nautilus / John M. Arnold, Neil H. Landman, And Harry Mutvei -- Growth And Longevity Of Nautilus / Neil H. Landman And J. Kirk Cochran -- Adolescent Growth And Maturity In Nautilus / Desmond Collins And Peter D. Ward -- Nautilus Shell Architecture / Roger A. Hewitt And G.e.g. Westermann -- Ultrastructure Of The Nautilus Shell / Charles Grégoire -- Locomotion Of Nautilus / John A. Chamberlain Jr. -- Nautilus Shell Hydrostatics / Earl A. Shapiro And W. Bruce Saunders -- Buoyancy In Nautilus / Lewis Greenwald And Peter D. Ward -- Collection And Aquarium Maintenance Of Nautilus / Bruce A. Carlson --^ Experience With Aquarium Rearing Of Nautilus In Japan / T. Hamada, S. Mikami, And T. Okutani -- A Small, Closed Aquarium System For Nautilus / Claude Spinosa. Edited By W. Bruce Saunders And Neil H. Landman. Originally Published: New York : Plenum Press, 1987. With Additions. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This volume is a reprint of a classic book about Nautilus, first published in 1987, with an introductory chapter summarizing all of the work on Nautilus and its habitat since the publication of the first edition more than 20 years ago. The surge in articles in the last two decades indicates an expanded interest in the subject, reflecting a renewed appreciation of the complexity and fragility of the marine habitat and its biota. The 37 chapters are written by 48 experts in the field and cover all aspects of this living fossil from its ecology to its embryology. This volume also features new photos, including an impressive image of the first hatched Nautilus in captivity. Nautilus is an iconic animal in the marine realm and represents part of the diverse fauna of the Indo-Pacific. It is also a member of a lineage of shelled cephalopods dating back more than 400 million years. As a result, this volume will be relevant to the fields of marine science, evolutionary biology, and paleontology.