Crikey steveirwini
The snail's scientific name, steveirwini, is named after Australian wildlife expert Steve Irwin, who died from a stingray injury in 2006. The genus name Crikey, was a favourite interjection of Steve Irwin's. The snail species was named in 2009 by John Stanisic, a scientist at the Queensland Museum.  Stanisic was later awarded Certified Environmental Practitioner of the Year 2010.