Crikey steveirwini
Species of gastropod
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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.
| Crikey steveirwini | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Camaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Hadrinae |
| Genus: | Crikey Stanisic, 2009[1] |
| Species: | C. steveirwini |
| Binomial name | |
| Crikey steveirwini Stanisic, 2009[1] | |
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
Crikey steveirwini occurs in the north-eastern part of Queensland, Australia, in the tropical rainforests 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, Crikey steveirwini has a high spire and is a creamy yellow with coppery brown spiral bands. It can reach 15 millimetres (0.59 in) in size.[3]
