This sea snail is so punk rock it was named after The Clash's Joe Strummer — theverge.com

There are five new species of snail in town, and one of them is a little punk rock. According to a new study published in the journal Systematics and Biodiversity, a group of researchers decided to name a spiky-looking sea snail after The Clash's Joe Strummer, because of its "hardcore" nature and appearance. Thus, a snail named Alviniconcha strummeri gets to join the ranks of previous rock star animals, such as Dendropsophus Ozzyi — a tree frog named after Ozzy Osbourne — and Phialella zappai — a jellyfish named after Frank Zappa.

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