Sayella watlingsi

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Sayella watlingsi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Sayella
Species:
S. watlingsi
Binomial name
Sayella watlingsi
Morrison, 1939

Sayella watlingsi is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. [1]

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Description

The shell grows to a length of 3.4 mm.

Distribution

The type species was found off the Bahamas.

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References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2010). Sayella watlingsi Morrison, 1939. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533397 on 2012-01-12