Gastropod Mollusc Crysomallon Squamiferum

Multilayered structure of the shell of Crysomallon squamiferum, a recently discovered gastropod mollusc from the Kairei Indian hydrothermal vent field. It is unlike any other known natural or synthetic engineered armor.

Photo Credit: Anders Warén, PNAS Jan. 19, 2010, vol. 107, #3, 987-992