Sayella
genus of molluscs
Sayella is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
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 abjecta (Hedley, 1909)
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 livida Rehder, 1935: synonym of Sayella hemphillii (Dall, 1884)
Sayella micalii Peñas & Rolán, 1997: synonym of Tiberia micalii (Peñas & Rolán, 1997)
Sayella producta (C. B. Adams, 1840): synonym of Syrnola producta (C. B. Adams, 1840)
References
Vaught, K.C.; Tucker Abbott, R.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp
Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago.
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