Question

Why gastropods are asymmetrical while other mollusks are bilaterally symmetrical

Answer 1

Answer:

Shells from various snail species. Gastropods are generally asymmetrical although they evolved from a bilaterally symmetrical mollusk ancestor. The asymmetry of gastropods is achieved through a process called torsion that occurs as the animal is developing into adulthood.

Answer 2

Answer:

Shells from various snail species. Gastropods are generally asymmetrical although they evolved from a bilaterally symmetrical mollusk ancestor. The asymmetry of gastropods is achieved through a process called torsion that occurs as the animal is developing into adulthood.