Turbonilla linjaica Melvill & Standen, 1901
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Family:  Pyramidellidae ()
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Environment:  benthic; brackish; marine
Distribution:  Western Indian Ocean.
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Biology:  Majority of the members of the family Pyramidellidae are marine ectoparasitic species on a variety of hosts such as polychaetes and molluscs. They pierce the tissue of their hosts and suck out body fluids (Ref. 107304).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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