Gastropod evolution
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Author: Dr. Annette Klussmann-Kolb, University of Frankfurt am Main
on Amazon.Dr. Annette Klussmann-Kolb accepted the invitation on 20 July 2007 (self-imposed deadline: 20 December 2007).
This article will briefly cover: Gastropoda comprise a very diverse group of Mollusca occurring in various habitats worldwide. This resulted in a vast array of morphological adaptations which have hampered reconstruction of phylogenetic relationships in the past. However, with the advent of new molecular systematic techniques, insights into gastropod phylogeny and evolution have gained new importance. We will briefly cover the traditional view of classification and phylogeny in Gastropoda and report on new results from latest phylogenetic studies of these organisms. Additionally we will provide new hypotheses on phylogeny and evolution of the most derived group of gastropods, the Euthyneura. On the basis of the phylogenetic hypothesis inferred with molecular data we will reconstruct important steps in the evolution of these gastropods.,,,
| Invited by: | Dr. Paul S. Katz, Georgia State University |
