# Sayella fusca

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{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Sayella fusca - gwt2102 - 314626924.jpeg 
| image_caption = Sayella fusca found in [Wellfleet, MA](/source/Wellfleet%2C_MA), with multiple [minute hydrobia](/source/Ecrobia_truncata) shells surrounding it
| genus = Sayella
| species = fusca
| authority = ([C. B. Adams](/source/Charles_Baker_Adams), 1839)
| synonyms_ref = <ref name="WoRMS" />
| 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'' <small>(C. B. Adams, 1839)</small>
* ''Pyramidella winkleyi'' Bartsch, 1909
* ''Pyramis fusca'' C.B. Adams, 1839 ([basionym](/source/basionym))
}}

'''''Sayella fusca''''', [common name](/source/common_name) the '''brown sayella''',  is a [species](/source/species) of minute [sea snail](/source/sea_snail), a [marine](/source/marine_(ocean)) [gastropod](/source/gastropod) [mollusk](/source/mollusk) or [micromollusk](/source/micromollusk) in the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Pyramidellidae](/source/Pyramidellidae), the pyrams and their allies.<ref name="WoRMS">Rosenberg, G. (2011). ''Sayella fusca'' (C. B. Adams, 1839). Accessed through:  [World Register of Marine Species](/source/World_Register_of_Marine_Species) at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160443 on 2012-01-12</ref><ref>ITIS database</ref><ref>Brunel, 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.</ref><ref>Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.</ref><ref>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.</ref>

==Description==
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The length of the shell varies between 3&nbsp;mm and 6&nbsp;mm. Except for microscopic spiraling lines, it's surface is smooth, and they are a translucent amber brown color.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==Distribution==
This species occurs in the following locations:<ref name="WoRMS" />
* [Caribbean Sea](/source/Caribbean_Sea) : [Cuba](/source/Cuba), [Puerto Rico](/source/Puerto_Rico)
* [Gulf of Mexico](/source/Gulf_of_Mexico) : [Mexico](/source/Mexico)
* Northwest [Atlantic Ocean](/source/Atlantic_Ocean) : [Prince Edward Island](/source/Prince_Edward_Island), [Canada](/source/Canada); [Gulf of Maine](/source/Gulf_of_Maine)

==Notes==
Additional information regarding this species:<ref name="WoRMS" />
* '''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==
{{Reflist}}
* 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
Category:Taxa named by Charles Baker Adams

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