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Dendraster excentricus  (Pacific Sand Dollar)

Photo of Dendraster excentricus by Aaron Baldwin
© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #2174)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location Sand Dollar Beach, Sitka Sound, Alaska Photographer Aaron Baldwin
Habitat Clean sand, mid to low intertidal
Photo Date Upload Date October 23, 2007
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UTM Northing Photo ID # 2174
Notes In Alaska these echinoids have a patchy distribution, being found only in relatively clean sand on open coast exposed beaches. As a kid growing up however I remember seeing them by the thousands in the protected portions of Puget Sound.


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