SAND DOLLARS

Sand dollars are of the Phylum Echinodermata, class Echinoidea.   They, like the sea urchin, have no arms or legs  but move around by tiny spines on their body.  Sand dollars are usually found lying in a bed buried under a layer of sand.  If a sand dollar is found alive it will appear to have a layer of very fine hair on its body.  These are the spines.   They are a slow moving grazer that feeds on disintegrating organic material found within their sand beds.  There is a story of the sand dollar that is an extremely popular legend

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To see how to preserve a sand dollar go here

Here are various forms of sand dollars

Arrowhead

Flat Round

Sea Biscuits

Pancake

Sea Gopher