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
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.[1]
Mellitaquinquiesperforata (Leske, 1778) is a tropical species of sand dollar, a flat, round marine animal related to sea urchins, starfish, and other...
Bay Aquarium. Echinarachnius parma (family Echinarachniidae). Mellitaquinquiesperforata test (Clypeasteridae) Clypeaster reticulatus test (Clypeasteridae)...
across the Caribbean and Gulf Coasts of Florida and nearby states. Mellitaquinquiesperforata inhabits a wide range, from near the Mississippi Delta to Mexico...
right and the anus on the left. Echinocyamus pusillus. Test of a Mellitaquinquiesperforata. A "sand dollar" in its environment. Clypeaster reticulatus (family...
echinoids found on the coast of Rio Grande do Sul (the other being Mellitaquinquiesperforata) and the only one south of the La Plata river. Area inhibited...
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