''The Nautilus'' is a

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covering research in

malacology Malacology is the branch of invertebrate zoology that deals with the study of the Mollusca (mollusks or molluscs), the second-largest phylum of animals in terms of described species after the arthropods. Mollusks include snails and slugs, clams, ...

. Hence its scope includes all aspects of the biology,

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, and systematics of mollusks."THE NAUTILUS A Quarterly Devoted to Malacology"
. accessed 19 April 2011. The first two volumes were published by shell trader William D. Averell (1853-1928) under the name ''The Conchologists’ Exchange''.Leal J. H. (2006). "Celebrating a long life: The Nautilus turns 120!". ''The Nautilus'' 120(1): 1-7
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From 1958 to 1972, the subtitle of ''The Nautilus'' was "The Pilsbry Quarterly devoted to the Interests of Conchologists". Since 1999, its publication is partly sponsored by

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since 2002.(2002). ''The Nautilus'' 116(1)
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Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed by Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts,

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'', its 2019

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is 1.00.

Name

The name of the journal is taken from the common name and scientific name of the shelled

cephalopod A cephalopod is any member of the molluscan class Cephalopoda ( Greek plural , ; "head-feet") such as a squid, octopus, cuttlefish, or nautilus. These exclusively marine animals are characterized by bilateral body symmetry, a prominent head ...

, the nautilus.

Editors

Editors of ''The Nautilus'' included notable malacologists: * William D. Averell (1853–1928), editor and business manager (1886–1889) * Charles Willison Johnson (1863–1932), business manager (1890–1932) *

Henry Augustus Pilsbry Henry Augustus Pilsbry (7 December 1862 – 26 October 1957) was an American biologist, malacologist and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a cent ...

(1862–1957), editor (1889–1957) * Horace Burrington Baker (1889–1971), editor (1958–1968), business manager since 1932 * Charles B. Wurtz (1916–1982), editor since 1958 *

Robert Tucker Abbott Robert Tucker Abbott (September 28, 1919 – November 3, 1995) was an American conchology, conchologist (seashells) and malacology, malacologist (molluscs). He was the author of more than 30 books on malacology, which have been translated int ...

(1919–1995), editor (1968–1995) * Myroslaw George Harasewych (born 1949), editor (1985–1998) * José H. Leal (born 1952), managing editor (1997), editor (1998–present)

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