Dendraster excentricus

Dendraster excentricus
	Ganges Harbour, British Columbia, Canada
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Echinoidea
Order:	Clypeasteroida
Family:	Dendrasteridae
Genus:	Dendraster
Species:	D. excentricus
Binomial name
	Dendraster excentricus; Eschscholtz, 1831
Synonyms
	Echinarachnius excentricus;

Dendraster excentricus, also known as the eccentric sand dollar, sea-cake, biscuit-urchin, western sand dollar, or Pacific sand dollar, is a species of sand dollar in the family Dendrasteridae. It is a flattened, burrowing sea urchin found in the north-eastern Pacific Ocean from Alaska to Baja California.

^ Dave Cowles (2006). "Echinarachnius excentricus (Eschscholtz, 1831)". Walla Walla University. Archived from the original on June 2, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2010.

[1] Dave Cowles (2006). "Echinarachnius excentricus (Eschscholtz, 1831)". Walla Walla University. Archived from the original on June 2, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2010.

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