Sand dollar - Wikipedia
Sand dollars (also known as sea cookies or snapper biscuits in New Zealand and Brazil, or pansy shells in South Africa) are species of flat, burrowing sea urchins belonging to the order Clypeasteroida.
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2024年5月7日 · Sand dollars are flat and burrowing invertebrates included in the class of marine animals known as echinoids, or spiny-skinned creatures. They are commonly called "irregular"...
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2019年10月9日 · Common sand dollars have been found throughout the North Pacific and eastern North Atlantic oceans, at locations from just below the intertidal zone to more than 7,000 feet. As their name suggests, sand dollars prefer to live in the sand, in densities ranging between .5 and 215 per 10.7 square foot.
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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. These creatures are bottom-dwellers that feed on microscopic algae …
Sand dollar | Sea Creatures, Beach Finds & Marine Life | Britannica
2024年11月7日 · 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.
What's Inside a Sand Dollar? - ThoughtCo
2019年10月2日 · A sand dollar's body has five jaw sections, 50 calcified skeletal elements, and 60 muscles. A sand dollar extrudes these mouthparts to scrape and chew algae from rocks and other surfaces to eat, then retracts them back into its body.
Sand Dollar - Facts and Beyond - Biology Dictionary
2021年1月1日 · 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.
Sand dollar | Animals | Monterey Bay Aquarium
In quiet waters, this flattened animal stands on end, partially buried in the sand. When waters are rough, the sand dollar holds its ground by lying flat — or burrowing under. In fast-moving waters, a young sand dollar ingests heavy sand grains to weigh itself down.
Sand Dollar - Description, Habitat, Image, Diet, and Interesting Facts
The Sand Dollar is a type of unique burring sea urchin. The various species have a unique, flattened body shape and lack the typical elongated spines of other sea urchins. Researchers place these animals in the taxonomic order Clypeasteroida. Read on to …
What Are Sand Dollars? - ScienceABC
2023年10月19日 · Sand dollars are actually the skeletons of a particular type of sea urchin. Aside from the catchy name "sand dollar", these sea urchins are also known as pansy shells and sea cookies, among others, depending on where you are in the world.