scaly-foot gastropod
scaly-foot gastropod · scaly-foot gastropods
A marine snail that lives near deep-sea hydrothermal vents in the Indian OceanA marine snail (Chrysomallon squamiferum) that lives near deep-sea hydrothermal vents in the Indian Ocean. It has a foot armored at the sides with iron-mineralised sclerites.
Meaning
1 sensesA marine snail (Chrysomallon squamiferum) that lives near deep-sea hydrothermal vents in the Indian Ocean. It has a foot armored at the sides with iron-mineralised sclerites.
Forms
plural: scaly-foot gastropods| Singular | scaly-foot gastropod |
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Synonyms
3 synonymssea pangolinscaly-foot snailvolcano snail
See also
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