Turbonilla alvheimi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2010). Turbonilla alvheimi Lygre & Schander, 2010. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=535993 on 2012-03-01 The species is named after Oddgeir Alvheim, a senior technician at the EAF-Nansen Programme who studied marine fauna off the coast of Africa. Distribution This species lives in the Gulf of Guinea, West Africa.
Description The Turbonilla alvheimi has a tall, hard, milky-white cone-shaped shell, with a pointy top.
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External links Encyclopedia of Life World Register of Marine Species