Tiger Scallop
Semipallium flavicans
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 2–52 m
- For divers: safe
A scallop of clean sandy bottoms, it settles among coral rubble or fastens itself by silken byssal threads to the shaded undersides of coral slabs and boulders. It lives between two and fifty two metres down. Harmless to divers.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Bivalvia › Pectinida › Pectinidae › Semipallium
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 536682.
FAQ
- How deep does the Tiger Scallop live?
- The Tiger Scallop (Semipallium flavicans) is typically found at 2–52 m.
- Is the Tiger Scallop dangerous to divers?
- The Tiger Scallop is harmless to divers.