| Sand dollars are of the Phylum Echinodermata, class Echinoidea. They, like the sea urchin, have no arms or legs but move around by tiny spines on their body. Sand dollars are usually found lying in a bed of sand buried. If a sand dollar is found alive it will appear to have a layer of very fine hair on its body. These are the spines.They are a slow moving grazer that feeds on small grains of food and cells found within their sandy beds.There is a fun story of the sand dollar that is a popular legend! If you want to here it click here. |
