
PHYLUM MOLLUSCA
"Aristotle" recognised many Cephalopods and Gastropods. In 1650 "Johnson" coined the word "Mollusca". "Linnaeus" included "Mollusca" in the phylum "Verms". In 1790 Cuvier laid the foundation for modern classification of Mollusca. In 1818 "de Blainville" proposed "Bivahlia" name. In 1821 "Gold fuss" proposed the name "Pelecypoda". In 1862 "Bronn" proposed…
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