Each of these gastropods are from the deep sea in the North Atlantic near 1500m. Each is is a few mm in height.
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Friday (-1) Deep-Sea Picture (05/11/07) X-Ray Shells
Posted on: May 10, 2007 2:30 PM, by CR McClain
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Wow craig, these are really cool! So ghostly and artistic. Can't be nature when it comes to beauty and symmetry.
Who did these x-rays?
Posted by: Kevin Zelnio | May 10, 2007 6:08 PM
I did the x-rays in the Zoology Dept. at Harvard. It was part of the project to characterize the diversity of deep-sea gastropods. See McClain et al. 2004 and McClain 2005 both in Evolution
Posted by: CR McClain | May 10, 2007 7:59 PM
Beautiful! I love this structure. Anything to do with helices or spirals. So I'm always delighted by shells or spiral staircases.
Art imitates life: http://www.flickr.com/photos/leekottner/448943716/in/set-72157600052820010/
Posted by: Lee Kottner | May 11, 2007 8:23 AM