Good morning, Harry! Good evening, Andrew!

Harry, I suppose the URL was divided so that you were unable to link directly to the page. Try this:
http://z14.invisionfree.com/Conchologist_Forum/index.php?showforum=32
The shell should be at or near the top of the list, titled "Micro: stellate discoid from Arno".

(Or did you mean "what locality"? It's from 70 feet off Arno in the Marshall Islands.)

By the way, I think it's clear that the aperture faces anteriorly (is there a term for that?).

Andrew, it's translucent but non-nacreous. I didn't find an operculum. There was sand in it and I've been getting a bit braver: I've been turning the water pick spray onto my finger just ADJACENT to where I'm grasping a 1mm micro between thumb and forefinger. One false move and it'll be gone forever in the relative vastness of my bathroom. Any other techniques come to mind?

David


-----Original Message-----
>From: "Harry G. Lee" <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Jul 21, 2007 6:55 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: micro: stranger still
>
>Where????
>
>Harry
>
>
>At 12:36 AM 7/21/2007, you wrote:
>>These micros from the Marshall Islands seem to be getting stranger.
>>This 1mm one looks like it could be a juvenile Astralium, but I don't
>>think so. The mouth looks fully formed, to me.
>>
>>What family is it from?
>>
>>http://z14.invisionfree.com/Conchologist_Forum/index.php?
>>showtopic=653&view=findpost&p=4127378
>>
>>David Kirsh
>>Durham, NC
>
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