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sand dollar rug sand dollar Sand Dollars (people usually refer to the southern Keyhole Urchin as a Sand Dollar, too) are approximately 3inch, cookieshaped creatures which live near shore .Taking live sand dollars home from a South Carolina beach could cost 3 ways to spot the difference between.What are sand dollars? Sand dollars are animals! Features: They got their name because they resemble a onedollar coin. Coat of spines: Instead of the .Photo courtesy of the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I am the western sand dollar, scientifically known as Dendraster excentricus. Contrary to popular belief, I am .Sand dollars are scientifically classified in the order Clypeasteroida, and there are many varieties and species in that classification. These flat, .Sand dollars — sometimes called sea cookies, snapper biscuits, sand cakes, cake urchins, or pansy shells — are species of flat, burrowing echinoids that .Sand dollars are shaped like flattened Sea Urchins. They have tube feet and spines so ...