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sand dollar rug sand dollar Ohio boy vacationing with his family in Florida discovered what his family believes could be a new record for the world's largest sand dollar..Sand dollars are scientifically classified in the order Clypeasteroida, and there are many varieties and species in that classification. These flat, .Sand dollars — sometimes called sea cookies, snapper biscuits, sand cakes, cake urchins, or pansy shells — are species of flat, burrowing echinoids that .What are sand dollars? Sand dollars are animals! Features: They got their name because they resemble a onedollar coin. Coat of spines: Instead of the .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 .Sand dollars are living sea creatures that belong to a family of sea urchins and starfish. They typically congregate in hundreds along the New .Photo courtesy of the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I a...