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.

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