Mellita quinquiesperforata

Mellita quinquiesperforata
Mellita quinquiesperforata
Live M. quinquiesperforata, Pacific coast, Costa Rica
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Subclass: Euechinoidea
Superorder: Gnathostomata
Order: Clypeasteroida
Suborder: Scutellina
Family: Mellitidae
Genus: Mellita
Species: M. quinquiesperforata
Binomial name
Mellita quinquiesperforata

Mellita quinquiesperforata (Leske, 1778) is a tropical species of sand dollar, a flat, round marine animal related to sea urchins, sea stars, and other echinoderms.

Live M. quinquiesperforata (underside)

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