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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