ɪn ɐdˈɪʃən tə ðə dᵻbˈeɪts ɐbˌaʊt wˈɛðɚ kˌɪmbɚɹˈɛlə ænd ˌɛni ʌvðə "hˈælwɐksˌɪɪdz" wɜː mˈɑːlʌsks ɔːɹ klˈoʊsli ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd tə mˈɑːlʌsks, dᵻbˈeɪts ɚɹˈaɪz ɐbˌaʊt ðə ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪps bᵻtwˌiːn ðə klˈæsᵻz ʌv lˈɪvɪŋ mˈɑːlʌsks.
In addition to the debates about whether Kimberella'' and any of the "halwaxiids" were molluscs or closely related to molluscs, debates arise about the relationships between the classes of living molluscs.