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Bankivia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Superfamily
  
Trochoidea

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Clade
  
Vetigastropoda

Family
  
Trochidae

Similar
  
Bankivia fasciata, Ethminolia, Lirularia

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

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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)


    • The following 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)

    • References

    Bankivia Wikipedia
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