| Image Reference Number: | 005144 |
| Common Name: | Hydrothermal vent mussel |
| Scientific Name: | Bathymodiolus |
| Location: | East Pacific Rise, 2.5 kilometres deep |
| Description: | Vent mussels, Bathymodiolus, grow prolifically near black smokers, and are form an important habitat for many smaller creatures. They harbour symbiotic bacteria. This genus is also found at methane seeps |