Mellita quinquiesperforata
Sand Dollar.jpg
Live M. quinquiesperforata, Pacific coast, Costa Rica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Echinoidea
Order:
Clypeasteroida
Family:
Mellitidae
Genus:
Mellita
Species:
M. quinquiesperforata
Binomial name
Mellita quinquiesperforata
(Leske, 1778)

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.

Live M. quinquiesperforata (underside)

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