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Sayella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Pyramidellidae

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Pyramidelloidea

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Pyramidella dolabrata, Pyramidella, Acteocina, Turbonilla, Melanella

Sayella is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

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Shell description

Typical for this genus is the presence of only one prominent fold on the columella.

Distribution

This genus occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Eastern North America and also in the tropical West Atlantic.

Species

Species within the genus Sayella include:

  • Sayella chesapeakea Morrison, 1939
  • Sayella fusca (C. B. Adams, 1839)
  • Sayella hemphillii (Dall, 1884)
  • Sayella mercedordae Penãs & Rolán, 1997
  • Sayella watlingsi Morrison, 1939
  • Species brought into synonymy
  • Sayella micalii Peñas & Rolán, 1997: synonym of Tiberia micalii (Peñas & Rolán, 1997)
  • References

    Sayella Wikipedia