Scaly-Foot Snail: 1st Ever Species Endangered due to Deep Sea Mining

A rare snail found at only three spots in the Indian Ocean has become the first species to be officially declared threatened due to deep-sea mining.

About Scaly Foot Snail

  • The scaly-foot snail (Chrysomallon squamiferum) is found at three hydrothermal vents in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar.
  • It was added by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to its updated Red List of Endangered Species on July 18, 2019.
  • The researchers settled on including the snail in the new Red List based on the criteria that it was found at just three spots on the ocean floor and the ....
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