Justify that annelids are evolutionary precursors of molluscs.
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Annelids are considered evolutionary precursors of
molluscs as they do not have metameric
segmentation. However, Neopilina a living fossil
shows metameric segmentation. Besides,
trochophore larva, it has structural similarities to
annelid trochophore larva. These two evidences
suggest that molluscs have descended from annelids,