Zonitoides choukoutienensis explained

Zonitoides choukoutienensis is an extinct species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Gastrodontidae.^[1]

Distribution

This species was originally found in Heibei, China

References

• Ping, C. (1929). Fossil Terrestrial Gastropods from North China. Palaeontologia Sinica, Series B. 6(5): 1-30.
• Yen, T.-C. (1943). Review and summary of Tertiary and Quaternary non-marine mollusks of China. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 95: 267–309.

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Zonitoides choukoutienensis (Ping, 1929) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1330226 on 2023-12-10