Bankivia | |
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Bankivia fasciata shell | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Trochidae |
Genus: | Bankivia Krauss, 1848[1] |
Type species | |
Bankivia varians Krauss, 1848
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Bankivia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[2]
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 within the genus Bankivia include:[2]
Species were brought into synonymy:[2]