Kirschvink and Kopp investigate possibility of gastropod controlling iron sulfide mineralization

Yohey Suzuki, Robert E. Kopp, Toshihiro Kogure, Akinobu Suga, Ken Takai, Shinji Tsuchida, Noriaki Ozaki, Kazuyoshi Endo, Jun Hashimoto, Yasuhiro Kato, Chitoshi Mizota, Takafumi Hirata, Hitoshi Chiba, Kenneth H. Nealson, Koki Horikoshi, and Joseph L. Kirschvink (2006). Sclerite formation in the hydrothermal-vent “scaly-foot” gastropod—possible control of iron sulfide biomineralization by the animal. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 242(1-2): 39-50, 15 February 2006. CaltechAUTHORS.