Bankivia
Bankivia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[2]
| Bankivia | |
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| Bankivia fasciata shell | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Bankivia Krauss, 1848[1] |
| Type species | |
| Bankivia varians Krauss, 1848 | |
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)
The following 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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References
- Beck in Krauss, Die Sudafrikanischeu Moll., p. 105 (1848)
- Bouchet, P. (2012). Bankivia Krauss, 1848. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512310 on 2012-11-23
- H. Pilsbry, Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
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