This hydrothermal vent snail (Alviniconcha sp.) inhabits deep-sea hydrothermal vents and harbors chemoautotrophic symbionts in its gills. This individual is probably a new species, and only a single specimen has been discovered to date.
This hydrothermal vent snail (Alviniconcha sp.) inhabits deep-sea hydrothermal vents and harbors chemoautotrophic symbionts in its gills. This individual is probably a new species, and only a single specimen has been discovered to date.