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. The snail species was described by
John Stanisic, a scientist at the
Queensland Museum who was later awarded
Certified Environmental Practitioner of the Year 2010. ==Habitat==