Lindberg, David

David Lindberg's systematic work features the Patellogastropoda, a basal group of gastropod molluscs that figure prominently in ecological studies of rocky shores around the world. They use phylogenetic hypotheses to understand adaptation and evolution in patellacean faunas around the world and through time. He also remains interested in the role of substrates in determining and augmenting community composition. Some effort in his lab is also directed at understanding the evolutionary history of California land snail taxa as well. He also investigate relationships amongst higher molluscan taxa including subclades within the Gastropoda, the "conchiferian" groups, and the phyletic position of the Mollusca on the Tree of Life.