Sayella fusca of Warmke and Abbott (1961: 147; pl. 26, fig. M) not (C. B. Adams, 1839) and relative |
Beach drift, Middles Beach, Isabela, Puerto Rico (8 mm.). Digital images by David Kirsh. This may be a hyperelongate specimen of Sayella watlingsi Morrison, 1939 |
Adams, C.B., 1839. Observations on some species of the marine shells of Massachusetts, with descriptions of five new species. Boston Journal of Natural History 2: 262-288, pl. 4. February. Morrison, J.P.E., 1939. Two new species of Sayella with notes on the genus. The Nautilus 53: 43-45. October. <https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8516329> Warmke, G.L. and R.T. Abbott, 1961. Caribbean Seashells. Livingston Publishing Co., Narberth, PA, xx + pp. 1-348, incl. 44 pls. |
Scanning Electron Micrographs (SEM) of fossil Sayella crosseana (Dall, 1885) juvenile |
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Lower Pinecrest beds, Upper Tamiami Formation, Sarasota County, Florida (2.22 mm.) SEM produced in collaboration with Dr. Ann Heatherington, Dept. Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. |
Bartsch, P., 1955. The pyramidellid mollusks of the Pliocene deposits of North St. Petersburg, Florida. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 125(2) iii + 102 pp., 18 pls. 5 May. Dall, W.H., 1885. Notes on some Floridian land and fresh-water shells with a revision of the Auriculacea of the Eastern United States. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 8(519) 255-289, pls. 17-18. |