WoRMS taxon details
Sayella chesapeakea J. P. E. Morrison, 1939
160444 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:160444)
accepted
Species
marine
Morrison, J. P. E. (1939). Two new species of <i>Sayella</i> with notes on the genus. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 53(2): 43-45., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8516329
page(s): 44-45 [details]
page(s): 44-45 [details]
Type locality contained in USA
, Note "on a mud flat on the east side of Broome's...
type locality contained in USA (origin: native) [details]
Type locality "on a mud flat on the east side of Broome's Island, Maryland, in the lower Patuxent River," [details]
Distribution Range: 38.5°N to 35°N; 77°W to 76°W. Distribution: USA: Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina
Distribution Range: 38.5°N to 35°N; 77°W to 76°W. Distribution: USA: Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Sayella chesapeakea J. P. E. Morrison, 1939. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160444 on 2025-06-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Morrison, J. P. E. (1939). Two new species of <i>Sayella</i> with notes on the genus. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 53(2): 43-45., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8516329
page(s): 44-45 [details]
basis of record Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at http://www.malacolog.org [details]
page(s): 44-45 [details]
basis of record Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at http://www.malacolog.org [details]
Other
additional source
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. <i>American Fisheries Society Special Publication</i>, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 114 [details]
page(s): 114 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality "on a mud flat on the east side of Broome's Island, Maryland, in the lower Patuxent River," [details]Unreviewed
Distribution Range: 38.5°N to 35°N; 77°W to 76°W. Distribution: USA: Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina [details]
