Malacology Archaeology employs malacology to understand the evolution of the climate, the biota of the area, and the usage of the site. In 1681, Filippo Bonanni wrote the first book ever published that was solely about seashells, the shells of marine mollusks. The book was entitled: "Ricreatione dell' occhio e dela mente nell oservation' delle Chiociolle, proposta a' curiosi delle opere della natura, &c." In 1868, the German Malacological Society was founded. Zoological methods are used in malacological research. Malacological field methods and laboratory methods (such as collecting, documenting and archiving, and molecular techniques) were summarized by Sturm et al. (2006).
Islamic schools and branches Tayyibi Ismailis are called Bohras and split between Da'udi Bohras, Sulaymani Bohras, and Alavi Bohras. Similarly, Kharijites were initially divided into five major branches: Sufris, Azariqa, Najdat, Adjarites and Ibadis. Of these, Ibadis are the only surviving branch of Kharijites. In addition to the aforementioned groups, new schools of thought and movements like Quranist Muslims, and African American Muslims later emerged independently. Sunni Muslims are the largest denomination of Islam and are known as "Ahl as-Sunnah wa'l-Jamā'h" or simply as "Ahl as-Sunnah". The word "Sunni" comes from the word "sunnah", which means the teachings and actions or examples of the