Dendraster excentricus
| Eccentric Sand Dollar | |
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| Ganges Harbour, British Columbia | |
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| Species: | D. excentricus
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| Dendraster excentricus Eschscholtz, 1831
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Echinarachnius excentricus | |
Eccentric sand dollar (Dendraster excentricus), also known as the sea-cake, biscuit-urchin, western san dollar, or Pacific sand dollar, is a member of the order Clypeasteroida, better known as sand dollars, a species of flattened, burrowing sea urchins. Found along the Pacific Ocean from Alaska to Baja California.
Description
Coloured gray, brown, or dark purple. Size: 75 mm wide, 6 mm high. Circular body is covered with fine, spiny tube-like feet, mouth is on lower surface.
References
- ^ Dave Cowles (2006). "Echinarachnius excentricus (Eschscholtz, 1831)". Walla Walla University. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
- Dendraster excentricus Intertidal Marine Invertebrates of the South Puget Sound
- Western Sand Dollar, San Fransico University
Further reading
- Friedrich von Hellwald - The standard natural history, Volume 1, The Standard Natural History, Elliott Coues, Editors John Sterling Kingsley, Elliott Coues Publisher S.E. Cassino and company, 1884 , Pages 171-172