Research into molluscan phylogeny reveals deep animal relationship of snails and mussels
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 16:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Snails, mussels, squids -- as different as they may look, they do have something in common: they all belong to the phylum Mollusca, also called mollusks. Researchers have now carried out research into the relationships among different mollusks as part of a wide-ranging molecular phylogenetic study.