Table 4. Nautilus size, septa number and growth rate comparisons.
| Location | Species | Study | Mean mature shell length (mm) | # septa | Circ. Growth rate (mm/day) | Relative annual growth rate (%) | Final stage |
| Osprey Reef, Australia (this study) | N.pomp | F | 130.7 | 27 | 0.061 | 6.3 | I - S |
| Manus, PNG [12] | N.pomp | R | 176.6 | - | 0.12 | 8.3 | I - M |
| Philippines [10], [12], [13] | N.pomp | A | 174 | 35 | 0.124, 0.23, 0.24 | 8.7, 16.1, 16.8 | I - M |
| Philippines [16] | N.pomp | R | 174 | 35 | 0.21 | 14.7 | I |
| Palau [15] | N.belau | R | 200–204 | 35–37 | 0.12 | 7.1 | I - M |
| Palau [14] | N.belau | F | 200–204 | 35–37 | 0.12 | 7.1 | I - M |
| Palau [10] | N.belau | A | 200–204 | 35–37 | 0.24 | 14.2 | I - M |
| New Caledonia [16] | N.macro | R | 165 | 31 | - | I - M | |
| New Caledonia [11] | N.macro | A | 165 | 30–32 | 0.14 | 10.5 | I |
| New Caledonia [8] | N.macro | A | 165 | 31 | 0.25 | 18.75 | I |
| N.Sulu Sea, Indonesia [5] | N.pomp | F | 115.6 | 26–28 | - | - | - |
| GBR, Australia [38] | N.pomp | F | 159.8 | - | - | - | - |
| New Ireland, PNG [38] | N.pomp | F | 173.3 | - | - | - | - |
| Port Moresby, PNG [5] | N.pomp | F | 151.8 | 27–30 | - | - | - |
| Lae, PNG [5] | N.pomp | F | 146.1 | - | - | - | - |
| Fiji [35] | N.pomp | F | 133–141.6 | 28–29 | - | - | - |
Past Nautilus studies where mature shell length was measured and includes data for septa number, growth rate and stage of maturity where determined are summarized. The type of study is indicated by: F = field, R = radiometric/geochemical, A = aquarium.