Helix pomatia

Linnaeus 1758
Roman Snail, Edible Snail, Apple snail
DE: Weinbergschnecke
NL: Wijngaardslak
F: Grande limace rouge, Escargot vigneron, Escargot de Bourgonge
Life-size model
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Description of the model:

The models are made of high quality epoxy resin and coloured using non-fade paint and varnish. Because they varie regionally in colour we offer three types. Please choose the type by order.

We offer as well a model during egg deposition, which shows the snail in the digged hole with a clutch of 26 eggs. We cover the pedestal with natural soil. On demand we use your regional typical soil if you send it to us. The pedestal can be delivered as a wedge which can be easily incororated in a diorama.

Dimensions

bodylength: 88 mm
shell height: 48 mm

pedestal with egg depositing snail: 9 cm high, 8 cm wide, 8 cm deap

Price

snail model: 242,00 €

Snail model during egg deposition: 397,00 €

Our prices are quoted net and do not include packaging and freight.
Please respect our Conditions of delivery and payment.

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Model views Helix pomatia

Roman Snail, Edible Snail, Apple snail

Helix pomatia - Roman Snail
spiracle, life-size model

Helix pomatia - Roman Snail
Colour variation 3 - R.H. side view
of the life-size model. Please select the colour for your order.

Helix pomatia - Roman Snail
Colour variation 1 - L.H. side view of the life-size model.

Helix pomatia - Roman Snail
Colour variation 1 - R.H. side view
of the life-size model. Please select the colour for your order.

Helix pomatia - Roman Snail
Colour variation 2 - R.H. side view of the life-size model.
Please select the colour for your order.

Helix pomatia - Roman Snail of the life-size model.
Artifical shell and body.

Helix pomatia - Roman Snail
Colour variation 2 - close-up of the life-size model.

Helix pomatia - Roman Snail during egg deposition
Artifical shell and body on a pedestal. Life-size model.

Helix pomatia - Roman Snail during egg deposition
Close-up of the head of the snail and the clutch of 26 eggs. Life-size model.

Helix pomatia - Roman Snail during egg deposition
Artifical shell and body on a pedestal. Life-size model.

Helix pomatia - Roman Snail during egg deposition
Snail model in rear view, life-size.

Helix pomatia - Roman Snail during egg deposition
Artifical shell and body on a pedestal with a clutch of 26 eggs. Life-size model.

Helix pomatia - Roman Snail during egg deposition
Artifical shell and body on a pedestal.
Overhead view of the life-size model.

Profile Helix pomatia

Roman Snail, Edible Snail, Apple snail

Habitat

Forests and open habitats, especially along rivers. Prefers high humidity and lower temperatures.

Sources

SE and central Europe, in the W to S England and central France, in the N to S Sweden and Norway, in the E to Finland, Estonia, W Belarus and W Ukraine (Uzhgorod), Moldavia, Hungary, N and central Balkans to Rep. Makedonija, N Italy, introduced to Moskva, Kursk, Kyiv. In SW Bulgaria up to more than 1600 m.

Further Informations

Helix pomatia typically selects a light, moist, deep soil in order to ensure that its eggs fully develop. After laying their eggs in a hole, which can take 15-20 minutes per egg, they cover them with a mixture of slime and soil. No other direct parental care is provided. (“U.S Department of Agriculture”, 1996)

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. 250.

U.S Department of Agriculture. 1996. “U.S Department of Agriculture” (On-line). Raising Snails. Accessed October 17, 2007 at www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/AFSIC_pubs/srb96-05.htm.