Mellita quinquiesperforata | |
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Live M. quinquiesperforata, Pacific coast, Costa Rica | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Echinodermata
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Class: | Echinoidea
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Order: | Clypeasteroida
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Family: | Mellitidae
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Genus: | Mellita
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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.