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The sand dollar is flat-looking burrowing sea urchin belonging to the order Clypeasteroida. It lives on the floor of shallow sandy waters along the coasts of ocean waters in the Northern Hemisphere. The mollusks are washed up on Oregon Coast beaches regularly.
The sand dollar is part of the Echinoidea class and the Phylum Echinodermata. There are eleven different species of sand dollars and they are found in waters including in the Pacific, Caribbean, and Atlantic oceans. Sand dollars are related to sea stars and sea urchins.
A sand dollar (Echinarachnius parma) is an echinoid, a type of invertebrate animal whose skeletons—called tests—are commonly found on beaches the world over. The test is usually white or grayish-white, with a star-shaped marking in its center. The common name for these animals comes from their likeness to silver dollars.
Sand dollar, any of the invertebrate marine animals of the order Clypeastroida (class Echinoidea, phylum Echinodermata) that has a flat, disk-shaped body. They are close relatives of sea urchins and heart urchins. The sand dollar is particularly well adapted for burrowing in sandy substrates.
The sand dollar—AKA "sea biscuit" or "sand cake"—is purple and hairy in its prime. See nine things you didn't know about these fascinating creatures.
The sand dollar is a group of sea urchins belonging to the order Clypeasteroida and consisting of more than twenty families. Also known around the world as sea cookies, snapper biscuits, pansy shells, and sand cakes, sand dollars are well-known for their hard, flat tests that are often found by beachcombers.