Turbonilla alvheimi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2] The species is named after Oddgeir Alvheim, a senior technician at the EAF-Nansen Programme who studied marine fauna off the coast of Africa.[3]
| Turbonilla alvheimi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Genus: | Turbonilla |
| Species: | T. alvheimi
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| Binomial name | |
| Turbonilla alvheimi Lygre & Schander, 2010[1]
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Distribution edit
This species lives in the Gulf of Guinea, West Africa.
Description edit
The Turbonilla alvheimi has a tall, hard, milky-white cone-shaped shell, with a pointy top.
References edit
- ^ Lygre F. & Schander C. (2010) Six new species of pyramidellids (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pyramidelloidea) from West Africa, introducing the new genus Kongsrudia. Zootaxa 2657:1–17.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-02-29.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Turbonilla alvheimi Lygre & Schander, 2010, new species - Plazi TreatmentBank". tb.plazi.org. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
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