Over the last few years, I have collected many times at the village of Salango, Manabi Province, Ecuador (1 35' S, 80 50' W). I have found, so far, about 580 species there. I say "about" because most are microspecies collected from shell drift and grit and there are many questions (is this Turbonilla really different or not?). I am certain that many more species will turn up because the total number of species I have collected in Ecuador is nearing 1100 and many of these are certainly present at Salango although I havn't found them there yet. I havn't finished going through my most recent Salango material but, so far, I have turned up 10 species that I had not previously encountered there or, for that matter, in Ecuador. The total count at this locality will surely go well over 800 species. kate ~ ~ ~ ~ Howard L. Clark or Kate Clark / [log in to unmask] tel. (593-2) 224897 or 541215(&=fax) / P.O. Box 17-12-863, Quito, Ecuador ~ ~ ~ ~