Sayella
# Sayella

Sayella is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

## 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)
