Aplacophoran Mollusks Evolved from Ancestors with Polyplacophoran-like Features

Mollusca is an animal phylum with vast morphological diversity and includes worm-shaped aplacophorans, snails, bivalves, and the complex cephalopods [1]. The interrelationships of these class-level taxa are still contentious [2, 3], but recent phylogenomic analyses suggest a dichotomy at the base of...

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Main Authors: Scherholz, Maik, Redl, Emanuel, Wollesen, Tim, Todt, Christiane, Wanninger, Andreas
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Cell Press 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3898471/