Dear Cecil, I have had 3 different Turbo species in the aquarium and
they all had a split foot which moved independently.
Bob
Cecil Bankston wrote:
>
> I recently put some Turbo castanea in my aquarium. I noticed as they
> grazed across the front glass that they have a foot that is divided down
> the middle into 2 lobes by a furrow. The lobes move alternately like
> shuffling feet. I have not noted this structure in any other gastropods
> I have had in the aquaria, including some other Turbo species. Has
> anyone seen any other gastropods with a similarly divided foot?
>
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