Dear Frosty;-
   This is probably wrong---but---Thiele described a shell from Sumatra that has about 7 whorls. It is 2.8mm. It is Ep. maylayanum Thiele, 1925. It may be a synonym of E. liliputanum. See page 93 in The Wentletrap Book.
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> From: Ross Mayhew <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 2003/02/25 Tue PM 08:31:09 EST
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Micro-Wentletraps
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> Speaking of micros does anyone know what the teensy Epitonium from the
> Philippines is, that comes up with the TRUE deep-water micro-material??
> It looks just like a miniature E. scalare, but is all of 3mm long, with
> about 7 whorls.
>
> Regarding micros in general, they are IMMENSE fun: i once extracted 450
> species from a couple of handfulls of extra-rich material from the
> central Philippines, including 85 species of Tiny Turridae.  A 10X
> magnifier is quite sufficient for almost anything one is likely to come
> across, although for protoconchs, 15X is admittedly better.
>
> Still enjoying winter in the Great White North,
> ross.
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