SUBJECT
Title
Paleontology of the Mollusca
Type of instruction
lecture
Level
master
Faculty
Part of degree program
Credits
2
Recommended in
Semesters 1-2
Typically offered in
Autumn/Spring semester
Course description
- Anatomy of molluscs with special reference to the hard parts;
- Molluscan phylogeny as reflected by the fossil record;
- The use of molluscs in interpreting lost environments;
- Palaeobiogeography of the Mollusca;
- The role of molluscan fossils in biostratigraphy.
Readings
- Boardman, R. S., Cheetham, A. H. & Rowell, A. J. (Eds.)(1987): Fossil Invertebrates. - Blackwell Scientific Publications, 713 p.
- Ponder, W. F. & Lindberg, D. R. (Eds.)(2008): Phylogeny and Evolution of the Mollusca.- University of California Press, Berkeley. xi + 469 pp.