Bankivia

Bankivia
Bankivia fasciata shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Trochidae
Genus:	Bankivia Krauss, 1848
Type species
Bankivia varians Krauss, 1848

Bankivia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

Description

The imperforate, elongated, narrow, thin shell has a conical shape. It is slightly pearly. The aperture is small, about one-third the length of shell . The columella is slightly twisted, and subtruncated toward the base.

Species

Species within the genus Bankivia include:

• Bankivia fasciata (Menke, 1830)

Species were brought into synonymy:

• Bankivia lugubris Gould, 1861: synonym of Bankivia fasciata (Menke, 1830)
• Bankivia major A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Bankivia fasciata (Menke, 1830)
• Bankivia nitida A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Bankivia fasciata (Menke, 1830)
• Bankivia purpurascens A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Bankivia fasciata (Menke, 1830)
• Bankivia varians Krauss, 1848: synonym of Bankivia fasciata (Menke, 1830)

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