Cornu aspersum

Description of the model:
The models is a combination of an original shell and an artifical body. The body is made of high quality epoxy resin and coloured using non-fade paint and varnish. On demand we combine the model with a typical shell of your region (about 22 mm diameter). This should be send by order.
Dimensions
bodylength: 55 mm
Price
164,00 €
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Model views Cornu aspersum
Cornu aspersum - Brown Garden Snail
close-up of the life-size model
Cornu aspersum - Brown Garden Snail
overhead view of the life-size model
Cornu aspersum - Brown Garden Snail
L.H. side view of the life-size model
Cornu aspersum - Brown Garden Snail
life-size modelProfile Cornu aspersum
Habitat
Shrubs, light woods, open lands and dunes, often in cultivated zones of any kind.
Sources
Mediterranean region, Atlantic coastal regions up to the Netherlands and British Isles, introduced in classical times to Germany, and nowadays worldwide.
Further Informations
Helix (Cornu) aspersa. In recent malacological literature listed as Cryptomphalus aspersus, Cornu aspersum and Cantareus aspersus.
Reference for the text:
FALKNER, G. (1989): Der farbige Naturführer – Weichtiere. Licensed edition with permission of Mosaik Verlag GmbH, München for the Bertelsmann Club GmbH, Gütersloh. S. 244.