Bankivia

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)