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Specimens of Bathymodiolus elongatus
Paratype MNHN Paris, interior of right valve, exterior of both valves
Post-larvae fixed on gastropod probably Protolyra thorvaldssoni (det. A. Warén)
Left valve
In situ at Menez-Gwen vent field, with limpets Lepetodrilus atlanticus on the shells; Atos cruise
In situ at Rainbow vent field with strong sulphide deposit; Atos cruise
In situ view of mussel bed, Lau Back-Arc Basin; Biolau cruise
In situ
Holotype MNHN, exterior and interior of both valves
Holotype MNHN, exterior of both valves, interior of left valve, dorsal view
Bathymodiolus brooksi
Bathymodiulos childressi
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical):
Ed Baker
, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft
,
Ben Scott
,
Vince Smith