Spiralix heisenbergi

Spiralix heisenbergi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Moitessieriidae
Genus:	Spiralix
Species:	S. heisenbergi
Binomial name
Spiralix heisenbergi Quiñonero-Salgado, Á. Alonso & Rolán, 2021
Synonyms
Spiralix (Spiralix) heisenbergi Quiñonero-Salgado, Á. Alonso & Rolán, 2021 · alternate representation

Spiralix heisenbergi is a species of small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Moitessieriidae.^[1]

Details

Spiralix 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

1. 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
2. "Molluscabase – Spiralix heisenbergi Quiñonero-Salgado, Á. Alonso & Rolán, 2021". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
3. 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.