Discovered in the deep: the snail with iron armour, Oceans

The first in a new Guardian series on remarkable new species being found in the oceans introduces a creature with a special trick

The Scaly-foot Snail genome and implications for the origins of biomineralised armour

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A big-hearted iron snail is the first deep-sea species to be declared endangered due to seabed mining. – DSM Observer

Census of Marine Life: pictures of new ocean species discovered

The deep-sea snail made of iron

Three-Layered Snail Shell Inspires Better Body Armor

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Iron-Armored Deepsea Scaly-Foot Snails - Most Metal Mollusk

Frontiers Active hydrothermal vent ecosystems in the Indian Ocean are in need of protection

Why The Volcano Snail Is Nature's Toughest Gastropod

A big-hearted iron snail is the first deep-sea species to be declared endangered due to seabed mining. – DSM Observer