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Relationships among
Mollusca
By Aimee, Stefani, Ryan and Sarah
History of Mollusk Classification
● 384-322B.C.: Aristotle classified Mollusks into two groups; Malachia (cephalopods) and Ostracodermata
● 23-79 A.D.: Pliny changes the names to Mollia and Testacea
● 17th century: Jonstonus changed Mollia to Mollusca
Through the next couple of hundred years, many scientists contributed to changes in the classification of mollusks:
● 1758- Linnaeus
● 1795- Cuvier
● 1806- Dumeril
● 1801-1816: Jean Lamarck; removed
tunicates and barnacles from mollusca
2011
Textbook, 2012
2013
Referenceshttp://www.biologyeducation.net/?page_id=39
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v493/n7434/full/nature11736.html
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v477/n7365/abs/nature10382.html
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/lamarck.html