Reviews the most important literature on the functional morphology and natural history of molluscs over a period of half a century, from 1925 to the present day

The phylum Mollusca is the second largest group of animals (after Arthropoda) and they occur in virtually all habitats. In this volume general chapters draw fro

Gastropods on land: phylogeny, diversity and adaptive morphology; Body wall: form and function; Sensory organs and the nervous system; Radular structure and fun

"Ponder and Lindberg provides a breathtaking overview of the evolutionary history of the Mollusca, effectively melding information from anatomy, ecology, genomi

Contents: Survey of Molluscs, Origin and Evolution of Mollusca, Field Study of Molluscs, Body Wall and Mantle, Molluscan Exoskeleton, Coelom, Locomotory Organs,