Sayella is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2011). Sayella Dall, 1885. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160442 on 2011-10-26Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp.Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
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. . XII, 195 pp Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
External links ITIS World Register of Marine Species