Sayella fusca
Species of gastropod
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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.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Sayella fusca | |
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| Sayella fusca found in Wellfleet, MA, with multiple minute hydrobia shells surrounding it | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Sayella |
| Species: | S. fusca |
| Binomial name | |
| Sayella fusca (C. B. Adams, 1839) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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.[6]
Distribution
This species occurs in the following locations:[1]
- Caribbean Sea : Cuba, Puerto Rico
- Gulf of Mexico : Mexico
- Northwest Atlantic Ocean : Prince Edward Island, Canada; Gulf of Maine
Notes
Additional information regarding this species:[1]
- 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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