Viviparus viviparus  Linnaeus 1758

Life-size model

Zoological classification

Gastropoda
Order: Basommmatophora
Family: Viviparidae

Habitat

In moving waters, lowland rivers and in the litoral of big lakes.

Sources

Lowlands from England to Ural, in the north up to S Sweden, not in highlands and in the upper and central Danube regions.

Description of the model:

Mud snails have separate sexes. The male mud snail's right tentacle is modified to a copulation organ. The mud snail's scientific name, Viviparus, is due to their bearing live young: Mud snails are ovoviviparous: Their young hatch from the eggs in the female's body and are born alive.
We offer both sexes. The male mud snail has its right tentacle developed to a mating organ.

The models are made of high quality epoxy resin and coloured using non-fade paint and varnish.

Dimension:

body: 3,5 cm
height shell of the female: 39 mm
height shell of the male: 35 mm

Price:

each 194,00 €

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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. 118.