Dendraster

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Eccentric Sand Dollar or
Western Sand Dollar
Eccentric sand dollar.jpg
Ganges Harbour, British Columbia, Canada
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Echinoidea
Order:
Clypeasteroida
Suborder:
Family:
Dendrasteridae

Lambert, 1900
Genus:
Dendraster

L. Agassiz, 1847[1]

Dendraster is a genus of sand dollars of the family Dendrasteridae[2] within the order Clypeasteroida. The extant species in this genus are found in the northeast Pacific Ocean from Alaska to Baja California.[3] The best-known, most common and widespread species is D. excentricus.[3]

Species[]

Listed alphabetically.[4][5][6]

References[]

  1. ^ Dendraster, The World Echinoidea Database
  2. ^ Dendrasteridae, The World Echinoidea Database
  3. ^ a b Mooi, R. (1997). Sand Dollars of the genus Dendraster (Echinoidea: Clypeasteroida): Phylogenetic systematics, heterochrony, and distribution of extant species. Bulletin of Marine Species 61(2): 343–375.
  4. ^ Dendraster, Encyclopedia of Life
  5. ^ Organism Names
  6. ^ Universal Biological Indexer


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