Mark,  The cones foot in the front is straight across.  If you look at
it while is goes up an aquarium glass which doesn't happen to often.
Cones aren't as good climbing glass as Cowries are.  The front of the
foot looks like it has thousands of tiny fingers moving.  Thats why the
cones can dig in the sand so fast.  The cowries look the same, but the
rest of the foot has muscle waves that move at an angle sideways.
 
Bob Lipe
 
ferreter wrote:
>
> OK Cone people, on page 475 of RKK there are several illustrations of cone
> feet, the image is sort of spade shaped , does the flat end indicate that
> the end of the cone foot is square? reason for asking is that i want to
> model a few living conus and need to orient myself with the images. any help
> of suggestion would be most appreciated, Mark James & Peta Susan Bethke
> 3001 South Ocean Dr. Suite 4-V
> Hollywood, Florida
> 33019-2804
> U.S.A.
 
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