Scaly-foot gastropod - Wikipedia
Chrysomallon squamiferum, commonly known as the scaly-foot gastropod, scaly-foot snail, sea pangolin, or volcano snail [3] [4] is a species of deep-sea hydrothermal-vent snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Peltospiridae. [2]
Scaly-foot Snails ~ MarineBio Conservation Society
The Scaly-foot snail is a deep sea gastropod living in hydrothermal vent fields between depths of 2,400 to 2,900 m. They are only known from three locations in the Indo-Pacific: the Longqi field on the South West Indian Ridge (South of Madagascar) and the Kairei and Solitaire fields on the Central Indian Ridge (East of Madagascar).
Scaly-foot snail - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
Chrysomallon squamiferum, commonly known as the scaly-foot gastropod, scaly-foot snail, sea pangolin, or volcano snail is a species of deep-sea hydrothermal-vent snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Peltospiridae.
What is a scaly-foot snail? - BBC Science Focus Magazine
Earlier this year, the scaly-foot snail became the first species to be listed as endangered due to the threat of deep-sea mining. This marine mollusc might not have the charisma of the …
Why The Volcano Snail Is Nature's Toughest Gastropod
2021年11月15日 · Also known as the scaly-foot gastropod and chrysomallon squamiferum, the volcano snail thrives in the blazing hot hydrothermal vents of the Indian Ocean. It's able to make a home in "impossible living conditions" that would be fatal to most other animals on Earth.
The Scaly-Foot Snail Is the First Deep-Sea Species Endangered by Mining
2019年7月22日 · But the scaly-foot snail recently became the first deep-sea animal to be declared endangered due to the threat of mining, according to Nature. On July 18, the International Union for...
The scaly-foot snail’s shell is made of actual iron – and it’s …
The scaly-foot snail (Chrysomallon squamiferum) is found in the Indian Ocean in hydrothermal vents – fissures in the seafloor, often found near volcanically active places, that eject warm water that’s been heated by molten rock deep below the ocean crust.
Scaly-Foot Gastropod Facts and Information with Pictures
This guide contains fun facts about scaly-foot gastropods (Chrysomallon squamiferum), including where they live, what they eat, and how these deep-sea hydrothermal-vent snails reproduce. Habitat and Distribution of C. Squamiferum
The Scaly-foot Snail (Chrysomallon squamiferum) is the first species endemic to deep-sea hydrothermal vents to have entered the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species TM . It is the first animal to be listed as Endangered due to deep-sea mining.
The Scaly-Foot Gastropod | Critter Science
2024年8月12日 · The scaly-foot gastropod, aka scaly-foot snail, sea pangolin, or volcano snail, is a snail species that dwells among deep-sea hydrothermal-vents in the Indian Ocean. They can be found at depths of up to 1.73+ miles.