Another minor correction: Not all brachiopods have internal supports for
the lophophore. Incidentally, the DNA evidence suggests that they are
closely related to mollusks, although not conclusive.
Dr. David Campbell
"Old Seashells"
Department of Geological Sciences
CB 3315 Mitchell Hall
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill NC 27599-3315 USA
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"He had discovered an unknown bivalve, forming a new genus"-E. A. Poe, The
Gold Bug