1.1 The Mollusca: An Introduction
1.1.1 A Brief Early History of Malacology – The Study of Molluscs
1.1.2 Some Major Treatments of the Mollusca
1.2 What Makes a Mollusc? An Outline of Their Diagnostic Features
1.3 The Major Groups of Molluscs
1.3.1 Relationships of the Molluscan Classes
1.4 Molluscan Diversity
1.4.1 Adaptation, Adaptive, and Non-adaptive Radiations
1.4.2 Taxon Diversity
1.4.3 Diversity in Habitat
1.4.4 Diversity in Feeding Types
1.4.5 Morphological Diversity
1.5 Some General Information
1.5.1 Classification
1.5.2 Ecology
1.5.3 Genetics
1.6 How to Use This Book