Living Creatures Today ✨ [Japanese Pond Snails] Fossil from Shiga Prefecture, Japanese Pond Snail 1 (Set of 2) Thank you for viewing! ✧︎* This is a fossil of the [Japanese Pond Snail], which still exists today ✨ 'Features' Like modern Japanese pond snails, the fossils are characterized by their flat, spiral shells. As a mollusk, the Japanese pond snail fossil shows the characteristics of a mollusk that lived by housing its soft body inside its shell. Also, it is a fossil that helps to estimate the environment at the time the stratum was deposited (whether it was the sea, land, water depth, water temperature, salinity, etc.). Since Japanese pond snails inhabit freshwater lakes, swamps, and waterways, finding fossils indicates that the environment in which the stratum was formed was freshwater. Japanese pond snail fossils are sometimes found in strata from the Cenozoic era, providing clues to the geology of specific periods. Please check the photos. See photos 4-7 for size reference, and photo 3 for the appearance of other sides. 'Shipping and Notes' ⚠︎ Please be sure to check the profile before purchasing. ・Colors may appear different depending on your environment. ・Handle with care as it may be damaged by impact. ・Returns or exchanges due to customer reasons, such as incorrect size, cannot be accepted. Please confirm before purchasing. The items on display have been carefully cleaned, but if you are concerned, please check before purchasing. We also have many other minerals, fossils, and other products on display, so please take a look at #muumuufactory if you like. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask (^o^)