Sayella chesapeakea
| Sayella chesapeakea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Sayella |
| Species: | S. chesapeakea
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| Binomial name | |
| Sayella chesapeakea Morrison, 1939 [1]
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Sayella chesapeakea is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2][3][4][5]
Description
The length of the shell measures 3.9 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs in the following locations:[2]
- Northwest Atlantic Ocean (Maryland to North Carolina)
Notes
Additional information regarding this species:[2]
- Distribution: Range: 38.5°N to 35°N; 77°W to 76°W. Distribution: USA: Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina
References
- ^ Morrison, J. P. E. 1939. Two new species of Sayella with notes on the genus. Nautilus 53: 43-45
- ^ a b c Rosenberg, G. (2011). Sayella chesapeakea Morrison, 1939. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160444 on 2012-01-12
- ^ ITIS database
- ^ Turgeon, D.; Quinn, J.F.; Bogan, A.E.; Coan, E.V.; Hochberg, F.G.; Lyons, W.G.; Mikkelsen, P.M.; Neves, R.J.; Roper, C.F.E.; Rosenberg, G.; Roth, B.; Scheltema, A.; Thompson, F.G.; Vecchione, M.; Williams, J.D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp.
- ^ Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.
- 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
- To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
- To ITIS
- To World Register of Marine Species