Dendraster gibbsii

Dendraster gibbsii is an extinct species of sand dollars of the family Dendrasteridae. Fossil of this species have been found in the Pliocene of California (United States). They reach a diameter of about 3.5 cm.

Dendraster gibbsii
Fossil of Dendraster gibbsii from Etchegoin Formation, California
Scientific classification
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Scutellina
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Dendrasteridae
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D. gibbsii
Binomial name
Dendraster gibbsii
(Remond, 1863)

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