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Bankivia
Genus of gastropods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bankivia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[2]
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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.[3]
Species
Species within the genus Bankivia include:[2]
- Bankivia fasciata (Menke, 1830)
Species were brought into synonymy:[2]
- 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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