Phylogeny and Evolution of the Mollusca

Brought together by Winston F. Ponder and David R. Lindberg, thirty-six experts on the evolution of the Mollusca provide an up-to-date review of its evolutionary history. The Mollusca are the second largest animal phylum and boast a fossil record of over 540 million years. They exhibit remarkable anatomical diversity and include the bivalves (scallops, oysters, and clams), gastropods (limpets, snails, and slugs), and cephalopods (squid, cuttlefish, and octopus). This study treats each major taxon and supplies general information as well as overviews of evolution and phylogeny using data from different sources-morphological, ultrastructural, molecular, developmental, and from the fossil record.

Author: Winston Ponder
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 03/25/2008
Pages: 488
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 3.04lbs
Size: 10.12h x 7.27w x 1.21d
ISBN13: 9780520250925
ISBN10: 0520250923
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Life Sciences | Zoology | Invertebrates
- Nature | Animals | General

About the Author
Winston F. Ponder is an Honorary Fellow at the Australian Museum in Sydney, Australia, from where he recently retired after a long career as a research scientist specializing on molluscs. David R. Lindberg is Professor of Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, and Curator for the University of California Museum of Paleontology. He is also coeditor of Molecular Systematics and Phylogeography of Mollusks.