It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Cape Hatteras to the West Indies, including Brazil and Bermuda.

[2] As the largest scallop of the Western-Atlantic Ocean, the lion's paw has been commercially fished for human consumption for decades.

Due to their popularity in commercial fishing, the lion's paw scallops native to Brazil face the risk of extinction.

[5] The lion's paw shell is valuable to collectors because of its size, vibrant colors, and extremely distinctive features.

The lion's paw scallop is an epibenthic bivalve that usually lives on rocks inside of caves or in shaded areas.

The lion's paw is an epibenthic bivalve that lives in deep, tropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean in rough sediment and rubble.