The name, given to the snail by malacologist Alan Solem, is the last word in many species dictionaries, just after Zyzzyx; however, they both, in fact, precede Zyzzyzus.
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In 2004, after gaining a certain degree of fame for his work on the Return of the Living Dead III and the William Hurt film Contaminated Man, Penny signed a production deal with Leo Grillo and began working on a film titled Zyzzyx Road.