Crikey steveirwini

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Crikey steveirwini
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Infraorder: Helicoidei
Superfamily: Helicoidea
Family: Camaenidae
Subfamily: Hadrinae
Genus: Crikey
Stanisic, 2009 [1]
Species:
C. steveirwini
Binomial name
Crikey steveirwini
Stanisic, 2009 [1]

Crikey steveirwini is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Camaenidae. Crikey steveirwini is the only species in the genus Crikey.

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Etymology

The specific name steveirwini is in memory of Australian wildlife expert Steve Irwin, who died from a stingray injury in 2006. The genus name Crikey was a favourite exclamation of Steve Irwin's, "crikey!" being a minced oath. [2] The snail species was described by John Stanisic, a scientist at the Queensland Museum [2] who was later awarded Certified Environmental Practitioner of the Year 2010.

Habitat

C. steveirwini occurs in the north-eastern part of Queensland, Australia, in the tropical rain forests also known as the Wet Tropics. [1] [3] Crikey steveirwini is an arboreal species. [1] It has been found at altitudes over 1,000 metres (3,300 ft).

Appearance

A small, rare species, C. steveirwini has a high spire and is creamy yellow with coppery brown spiral bands. It can reach 15 millimetres (0.59 in) in size. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Stanisic, J. (2009). "Crikey steveirwini gen. et sp. nov. from montane habitats in the Wet Tropics of northeastern Queensland, Australia (Gastropoda: Eupulmonata: Camaenidae)" (PDF Abstract). Zootaxa . 2206: 62–68. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2206.1.4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 October 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Crikey! Snail named after Steve Irwin". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 13 November 2009. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Steve Irwin's Treesnail". Dr John Stanisic's official website Facts About Snails. 2012-06-15. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.