Spiralix heisenbergi is a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Moitessieriidae.[1]
| Spiralix heisenbergi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Moitessieriidae |
| Genus: | Spiralix |
| Species: | S. heisenbergi
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| Binomial name | |
| Spiralix heisenbergi Quiñonero-Salgado, Á. Alonso & Rolán, 2021
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| Synonyms | |
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Spiralix (Spiralix) heisenbergi Quiñonero-Salgado, Á. Alonso & Rolán, 2021 · alternate representation | |
Details
editSpiralix heisenbergi is a stygobiotic species endemic to Castellón Province in Spain, where it is only known from Fuente de los Ignacios near Argelita.[2]
This species is named after Walter White (pseudonym Heisenberg), the main character of American television series Breaking Bad. It is thought to be in danger due to its restricted habitat.[3]
References
edit- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Spiralix heisenbergi Quiñonero-Salgado, Á. Alonso & Rolán, 2021. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1526806 on 14 June 2023
- ^ "Molluscabase – Spiralix heisenbergi Quiñonero-Salgado, Á. Alonso & Rolán, 2021". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ Quiñonero-Salgado, Sergio; Alonso, Álvaro; Rolán, Emilio (31 July 2021). "New species of the genus Spiralix Boeters, 1972 (Gastropoda: Moitessieriidae) from Spain". Nemus. Revista de l'Ateneu de Natura (11): 107–112. ISSN 2386-3803.