... mechanism, diet, and feeding habits. It analyses phylogenetic evidence from fossil record and highlights the need for a more detailed descriptions of new and previously named taxa. Opisthobranchia defense mechanisms feeding mechanism shell structure fossil records Pulmonata Heterobranchia...

...This book brings together thirty-six experts on the evolution of the Mollusca to 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...

...This chapter explores the relationships among several molluscan classes, including, Solenogastres, Caudofoveata and Polyplacophora. It explains that Polyplacophora are pointed valves while Solenogastres and Caudofoveata are marine, worm-shaped animals. It examines the fossil record and molluscan...

...This introductory chapter explains the coverage of this book, which is about the phylogeny and evolution of the members of phylum Mollusca. It explains that the Mollusca are the second largest phylum of animals, with about 200,000 living species and that they have a remarkable fossil record...

.... It provides a summary of major taxonomic groupings within Pulmonata including their habitat, number of species, and earliest fossil record. It also outlines future directions of research in order to better understand the Pulmonata phylogeny. Pulmonata Basommatophora Geophila Stylommatophora Ellobioidea...

...This chapter discusses the following topics: the extinction of most life on earth; the fossil record and what it tells us about evolution; the relation between paleontology and the biological disciplines of development; parallels between paleontological and developmental transformations...

.... This chapter discusses developmental evolution at the root of the living mammalian diversity; the hominid fossil record; what is special about human development; Neanderthal babies and growth; and the timing of life history events. birds endothermy fishes humans Jurassic kangaroos life history...

...This chapter focuses on the evolutionary history of lizards. It first examines aspects of the fossil record and then reviews the morphological, behavioral, physiological, and ecological aspects of lizards within the context of their evolutionary history. The chapter also examines the evolution...

...This volume is a comprehensive review of the African mammalian fossil record over the past 65 million years. The book includes current taxonomic and systematic revisions of all African mammal taxa, detailed compilations of fossil site occurrences, and a wealth of information regarding paleobiology...