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sand dollar rug sand dollar Photo courtesy of the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I am the western sand dollar, scientifically known as Dendraster excentricus. Contrary to popular belief, I am .In their sandy seafloor habitat, sand dollars use their fuzzy spines, aided by tiny hairs (cilia), to ferry food particles along their bodies to a central mouth on their .Taking live sand dollars home from a South Carolina beach could cost 3 ways to spot the difference between.Sand dollars — sometimes called sea cookies, snapper biscuits, sand cakes, cake urchins, or pansy shells — are species of flat, burrowing echinoids that .Sand dollars are scientifically classified in the order Clypeasteroida, and there are many varieties and species in that classification. These flat, .Sand dollars are shaped like flattened Sea Urchins. They have tube feet and spines so small and closely packed that the living animal looks and feels like velvet..Ohio boy vacationing with his family in Florida discovered what...