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Lion's paw

Nodipecten nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedmolluscs

The lion's paw (Nodipecten nodosus) is a species in the family Pectinidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about the lion's paw

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the lion's paw live?

Not recorded

Is the lion's paw endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the lion's paw classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyPectinidae
  6. genusNodipecten
  7. SpeciesNodipecten nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Lyropecten nodosus, Lyropecten nodosus gabonensis, Nodipecten nodosus gabonensis, Ostrea decemradiata, Ostrea nodosa, Pecten nodosus

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Lion's-paw scallopEnglish
  • Lions-paw scallopEnglish
  • hřebenatka prejzováCzech
  • LöwenprankeGerman
  • Escalopa o mano de leónSpanish
  • lequePortuguese
  • Гребешок львиная лапаRussian
  • hrebeňovka plátennáSlovak

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the lion's paw

Other species in the same genus Nodipecten.

Scallop

Nodipecten subnodosus

PectinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the lion's paw?

The lion's paw (Nodipecten nodosus) belongs to the family Pectinidae in the order Pectinida.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Lion's paw (Nodipecten nodosus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lions-paw

MLA

“Lion's paw (Nodipecten nodosus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/lions-paw.

BibTeX
@misc{lions_paw_2026,
  title = {Lion's paw (Nodipecten nodosus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lions-paw},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}