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Accession No	1802.717
Name/Title	Clypasteroidea (Sand dollar); fossil
Brief Description	Sand dollars are a member of the class Echinoidea or sea urchins, with the same five-part symmetry, but unlike kina, they have a flattened body for burrowing into the sand. Their hard skeletons, sometimes called "snapper biscuits", are commonly found washed up on beaches or fossilised in marine deposits.
Classification	Clypeasteroida/Echinoidea/Echinodermata/Animalia
Measurement Reading	6.8 x 6 x 1.5cm

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