Nodipecten subnodosus is a species of scallop known by the common name giant lion's paw. It is native to Pacific and Gulf of California coasts of the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico, southward to the western coast of Peru.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Giant Lion's Paw being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Pecten jacobaeus
- Nodipecten nodosus
- Pecten maximus
- Bractechlamys corallinoides
- Manupecten pesfelis
- Gloripallium pallium
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Bivalvia
- Order
- Pectinida
- Family
- Pectinidae
- Genus
- Nodipecten
- Species
- Nodipecten subnodosus
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