Regarding the number of mollusks, the numbers I generally see bandied
around range between 100000-200000. Recently, at the Tree of Life
Conference at the American Museum of Natural History (May 2002) David
Lindberg cited the number as being 300000.
I can offer no solid documentation to support any of these numbers.
Regards,
Charlie
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Charlie Sturm, Jr
Research Associate - Section of Mollusks
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Assistant Professor - Family Medicine
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