Cornu aspersum

O.F.Müller 1774
Brown Garden Snail
DE: Gefleckte Weinbergschnecke
NL: Segrijnslak, Kleine wijngaardslak
F: Escargot petit-gris
Life-size model

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 €

Our prices are quoted net and do not include packaging and freight.
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Model views Cornu aspersum

Brown Garden Snail

Profile Cornu aspersum

Brown Garden Snail

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.