6 to 6-3/4 inches Large Lion's Paw Seashells for Baking, Smudging and decorating. These lion's paw shells are the largest scallop in the Western Atlantic Oceans.  They display a variety of patterns and colors from tans, browns and beige with rust, rose or orange accents and numerous other combinations of earth tones.   Nodipecten subnodosus is a species of thick large scallop shells with large ridges covering the surface of the shell. It is named after its resemblance to the paw of a lion.   Lion's paws are found in the Pacific Ocean and Gulf of California, the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico and southward to the western coast of Peru.  Our shells are Real - NOT Replicas.  They will have natural imperfections.