The first in a new Guardian series on remarkable new species being found in the oceans introduces a creature with a special trick
Scaly-Foot Snails: Armor-Plated Warriors of the Deep
Under Armour: the amazing new scaly-foot snail
A big-hearted iron snail is the first deep-sea species to be declared endangered due to seabed mining. – DSM Observer
Scientists locate apparent hydrothermal vents
Nano-SIMS imaging of black scaly-foot scales. (A) Black scaly-foot
Protecting the strange sea pangolin and other animals: Q&A with deep sea biologist Chong Chen
Scaly-foot gastropod - Wikipedia
Natural Wonders: Deep-Sea Armoured Snails
Cast-Iron Foot: Undersea snail has mineral armor: Science News Online, Nov. 8, 2003
Deep-Sea Snail Shell Could Inspire Better Body Armor
Scaly-foot gastropod: the iron snail of the Indian Ocean
Scaly-foot gastropod - Wikipedia
