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Sayella fusca

{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}

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| image = Sayella fusca - gwt2102 - 314626924.jpeg

| image_caption = Sayella fusca found in Wellfleet, MA, with multiple minute hydrobia shells surrounding it

| genus = Sayella

| species = fusca

| authority = (C. B. Adams, 1839)

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| synonyms =

  • Chemnitzia fusca (C. B. Adams, 1839)
  • Jaminia fusca (C. B. Adams, 1839)
  • Odostomia fusca (C. B. Adams, 1839)
  • Odostomia winkleyi Bartsch, P., 1909
  • Pyramidella fusca (C. B. Adams, 1839)
  • Pyramidella winkleyi Bartsch, 1909
  • Pyramis fusca C.B. Adams, 1839 (basionym)

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Sayella fusca, common name the brown sayella, is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Rosenberg, G. (2011). Sayella fusca (C. B. Adams, 1839). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160443 on 2012-01-12ITIS databaseBrunel, P., L. Bosse, and G. Lamarche. 1998. Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126. 405 p.Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

Description

The length of the shell varies between 3 mm and 6 mm. Except for microscopic spiraling lines, it's surface is smooth, and they are a translucent amber brown color.{{cite web |last1=Leal |first1=José H. |title=Sayella fusca |url=https://shells.azaleadigitalllc.com/shell/sayella-fusca/ |website=Southwest Florida shells |access-date=23 March 2025}}

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Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations:

Notes

Additional information regarding this species:

  • Distribution: Range: 47°N to 18°N; 93.13°W to 64°W. Distribution: Canada; Canada: Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick; USA: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Florida; Florida: West Florida; Mexico; Mexico: Tabasco, Yucatán State, Quintana Roo
  • Habitat: intertidal and infralittoral of the Gulf and estuary

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References

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  • Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum 2005 Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2005 Annual Checklist. CD-ROM; Species 2000: Reading, U.K.

External links

  • [http://www.eol.org/pages/492491 Encyclopedia of Life]
  • [http://collections.mnh.si.edu/search/iz/?qn=Sayella+fusca USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection]
  • [https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=70948 ITIS]
  • [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160443 World Register of Marine Species]

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Category:Pyramidellidae

Category:Gastropods described in 1839

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