Dendraster (Sand Dollar)

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Dendraster (Sand Dollar)

Entry/Object ID

96.01.054

Description

One specimen of the sand dollar genus Dendraster. This genus is found today along the North American coast from Alaska to Baja California. There are extant species within the genus today, but this specimen is of Pliocene age. Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Echinoidea Order: Clypeasteroida Suborder: Scutellina Family: Dendrasteridae Genus: Dendraster

Collection

Fossil Collection

Acquisition

Accession

96.01

Source or Donor

Crater Rock Museum

Acquisition Method

Gift

Notes

"T Land" is written after the accession number.