Scutalus mariopenai
| Scutalus mariopenai | |
|---|---|
| A live individual of Scutalus mariopenai | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Bulimulidae |
| Genus: | Scutalus |
| Species: | S. mariopenai |
| Binomial name | |
| Scutalus mariopenai Breure & Mogollón Avilla, 2010 | |
Scutalus mariopenai is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Bulimulidae.
The specific name mariopenai honours Mario Peña González, a malacologist from Lima and tutor of the second author. The specific epithet is a noun in the genitive case.