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Does this checkmate have a name?

en.lichess.org/VQJsatJc#77

In this checkmate every square next to the black king is occupied although one of them is occupied by my rook meaning that the king is not surrounded by its own pieces. Is there are name from this type of checkmate?
I don't think so cuz the rook mating in this position wouldn't be possible without crazyhouse rules. But nice though.
That mate is only possible in crazyhouse or bughouse unless black had a piece on b7 prior to the mate.
It seems to me to most resemble a "Swallow Tail Mate" or "Epaulette Mate."

It wouldn't technically be a smothered mate because the "smother" comes from the king's own pieces surrounding him. Only a knight can really execute a "smothered" mate.

Note: one could have placed the rook at b5 or b6 for mate as well.

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