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    HomeA ‘vibrant oasis’ of chemical-eating creatures found in the deep PacificA dense aggregation of mollusks called vesicomyid bivalves is seen

    A dense aggregation of mollusks called vesicomyid bivalves is seen

    A dense aggregation of mollusks called vesicomyid bivalves is seen in the seabed sediment of a deep ocean trench at a depth of 5,743 meters (18,800 feet) below the sea surface at a site called Clam Bed in the northwest Pacific Ocean, in this undated image. Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, CAS (IDSSE, CAS)/Handout via REUTERS.
    An undated illustration shows the deepest chemosynthetic communities of organisms

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