Echinarachnius parma

Echinarachnius parma, the common sand dollar, is a species of sand dollar native to the Northern Hemisphere. [1]

Subspecies
  • Echinarachnius parma obesus H.L. Clark, 1914
  • Echinarachnius parma parma (Lamarck, 1816)
  • Echinarachnius parma sakkalinensis Argamakowa, 1934

Common sand dollar
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Clypeasteroida
Family: Echinarachniidae
Genus: Echinarachnius
Species:
E. parma
Binomial name
Echinarachnius parma
Lamarck, 1816
Synonyms
  • Echinarachinus parma (Lamarck, 1816) (misspelling)
  • Echinarachnius atlanticus L. Agassiz, 1841 (subjective junior synonym)
  • Echinarachnius australiae Michelin, 1859 (subjective junior synonym)
  • Echinarachnius rumphii L. Agassiz, 1841 (subjective junior synonym)
  • Echinarachnius undulatus Michelin, 1859 (subjective junior synonym)
  • Echinodiscus parma (Lamarck, 1816) (transferred to Echinarachnius)
  • Phelsumaster parma (Lamarck, 1816) (transferred to Echinarachnius)
  • Phelsumia parma (Lamarck, 1816) (transferred to Echinarachnius)
  • Scutella parma Lamarck, 1816 (transferred to Echinarachnius)
  • Scutella trifara Say, 1826 (subjective junior synonym)

Distribution

It is found in the North Pacific and Northwest Atlantic, on the North American east coast from New Jersey north, as well as in Alaska, Siberia, British Columbia, and Japan. It inhabits isolated areas on sandy bottoms below the low tide level down to a depth of 5,000 feet (1,500 m).

Description

The tests (shells) of these sand dollars are round, flat and disc-like, typically measuring 3 inches (7.6 cm) in diameter. The entire shell is also covered with maroon-colored moveable spines. Color is a purplish brown, but they become bleached white when washed ashore. As in other echinoderms, five radial furrows branch from the mouth on the animal's underside.

This and other species of Echinarachnius have been around since the Pliocene epoch.

References

  1. Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2020). World Echinoidea Database. Echinarachnius parma (Lamarck, 1816). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158062 on 2020-12-31
  • Say, T. (1826). On the species of the Linnean genus Echinus, inhabiting the coast of the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 5, 225-229
  • Gosner, K. L. (1971). Guide to identification of marine and estuarine invertebrates: Cape Hatteras to the Bay of Fundy. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 693 p.
  • Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B. 68: p
  • Mortensen, T. (1948). A Monograph of the Echinoidea. IV, 2. Clypeasteroida. Clypeasteridæ, Arachnoidæ, Fibulariidæ, Laganidæ and Scutellidæ. 471 pp., C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen.
  • Bromley, J.E.C., and J.S. Bleakney. (1984). Keys to the fauna and flora of Minas Basin. National Research Council of Canada Report 24119. 366 p
  • Echinarachnius parma, Animal Diversity Web


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