The correct answer would be D. Mollusca.
The question is basically describing a snail.
Arthropoda have segmented bodies.
Echinodermata(starfishes, sand dollars etc.) are radially symmetrical.
Also none of them have shells except phylum Mollusca :)
The answer is: <span>Ecological Succession
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True, because the fossils of animals that ,for example, are similar to humans show us the different stages that the species went through, what it looked like, and gives us a good idea of how similar it was becoming to us.
I'm sorry, I tried to do this but my junky computer wouldn't let me.... good luck :)