''Dendraster gibbsii'' is an extinct species of
sand dollars of the family
Dendrasteridae
Dendrasteridae is a family of echinoderms belonging to the order Clypeasteroida
Sand dollars (also known as a sea cookie or snapper biscuit in New Zealand, or pansy shell in South Africa) are species of flat, burrowing sea urchins belonging to ...
. Fossils of this species have been found in the Pliocene of California (United States). They reach a diameter of about 3.5 cm.
References
Universal Biological Indexer
External links
Trifoss
Dendrasteridae
Pliocene animals
Fossils of the United States
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