Mellita quinquiesperforata
Appearance
Mellita quinquiesperforata | |
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Live M. quinquiesperforata, Pacific coast, Costa Rica | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Echinoidea |
Order: | Clypeasteroida |
Family: | Mellitidae |
Genus: | Mellita |
Species: | M. quinquiesperforata
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Binomial name | |
Mellita quinquiesperforata (Leske, 1778)
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Mellita quinquiesperforata (Leske, 1778) is a tropical species of sand dollar, a flat, round marine animal related to sea urchins, starfish, and other echinoderms. They can be found along the eastern coast of the United States and the coast of Brazil.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mellita quinquiesperforata". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 2018-03-04.