The Many Names of Clypeasteroida – Beachcombing Magazine

By Alex Scott If you ask a beachcomber in New Zealand what they call the flat animal with a five-pointed pattern that often washes up onshore, they will say sea cookie or snapper biscuit. If you ask a South African, they will say pansy shell; a Latin American would say galleta de mar, also meaning sea cookie; and in ot
Sand dollars, sea cookies, pansy shells, or cake urchins: these sea urchins have many names and are a cherished beachcombing find.

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A visual story about the origins behind your beachcombing treasures - Washington Post

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Splendid Sands – Beachcombing Magazine

A visual story about the origins behind your beachcombing treasures - Washington Post

Clypeasteroida (sand dollars) Invertebrate Paleontology @ NHM