that made me think “do scallops even produce pearls?” and it turns out they do (just like other bivalves) but I also found out that certain types of scallops produce a non-nacreous pearl called a scallop pearl or a Lion’s Paw pearl. Apparently
tags: steven universe talk, nacre theory, although not actually nacre but somewhat related anyway, its the 'lion's paw' thing that's making me curious, 'cause of Lion and Rose and the whole lion motif
original: https://artemispanthar.tumblr.com/post/119390923477