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Collecting Snail Egg Casings on a Piece of Carbonate

By Communications and Publishing
Image shows cylindrical snail egg casings rising from a piece of rock held by a mechanical arm
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Snail egg casing rise from a piece of carbonate, held in the arms of ROV SuBastian. The hard exterior of the carbonate forms a valuable anchor for many species that live along the seafloor and provides essential habitat for many others.

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Courtesy of Schmidt Ocean Institute