The species does not glide like a snail, but propels its body forward with its sharp and sickle-shaped cap. The animal's feet are narrow, very strong and agile, and it can jump forward as far as 10.2 centimeters.

It is a phytophagous mollusk, feeding on a variety of algae and organic detritus. Gastropods use the notochord as an organ for scraping food, with rows of fine teeth on the notochord, divided into a central tooth, usually one, flanked by a pair to many pairs of lateral teeth, and then flanked by a pair to many pairs of marginal teeth. Vegetative species have a greater number of fine teeth on the dentary tongue than carnivorous species, and in vegetative species the teeth are serrated at the tip. The marginal teeth collect food as it is retrieved by the odontoclave and then transported via the odontoclastic band into the esophagus. In the pregill suborder, the position of the stomach is also reversed due to torsion, i.e., the esophagus enters at the posterior end of the stomach and the intestines are passed out by the anterior end of the stomach. In Mesogastropoda and Neogastropoda, the stomach has lost its primitive structure and has become more or less a simple sac, which has practiced complete extracellular digestion with a well-developed liver. The stomach receives enzymes secreted by the liver and various digestive glands for the digestion of food, and its digestive enzymes are mainly amylase and cellulase. The stomach is followed by the intestines. In phytophagous species, the intestines are generally very long and coiled, with the intestinal wall protruding inward to form ridges and grooves. In gastropods the movement of food through the digestive tract, especially in the stomach and intestine, is propelled by the action of cilia rather than by muscular contraction. In evolved species due to the complexity of the grooves and cristae, it is possible to screen and isolate four or more types of particles of different sizes running in different grooves and cristae at the same time. This operation of food in the digestive tract is seen in all mollusks.