Dendraster ashleyi
Dendraster ashley | |
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Fossil of Dendraster ashleyi from San Diego Formation, California | |
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Class: | Echinoidea
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Order: | Clypeasteroida
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Species: | †D. ashleyi
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†Dendraster ashleyi (Arnold)
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Dendraster ashleyi is an extinct species of sand dollars of the family Dendrasteridae. Fossil of this species have been found in the Pliocene of California (United States), about 5 Mya. They reach a diameter of about 3.5 cm.
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Categories:
- Dendrasteridae
- Pliocene animals
- Fossils of the United States
- Echinoidea stubs
- Prehistoric echinoderm stubs