Bathymodiolus elongatus, giant vent mussel
Specimen of the giant vent mussel (Bathymodiolus elongatus). Thes huge mollusc are know only the north Fiji basin where they live in hydrothermal vents at a depth of 2800m
Picture No
10710835
Media ID
47579343
Size
3521px x 3722px
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Credit
Mary Evans / Natural History Museum
Source
Photograph from the Natural History Museum Collection
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Bivalve Bivalvia Fiji Lamellibranch Lamellibranchia Melanesia Mollusc Mollusca Mollusk Mussel Shiny Vent
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