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Family Mellitidae

Encope emarginata

(Leske, 1778)

Notched Sand Dollar

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Western Atlantic Ocean: Caribbean, Colombia, Guatemala, and Panama to Venezuela.

Size: 5 inches (12 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits sandy local shorelines.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Echinodermata

    Class: Echinoides

    Order: Clypeasteroida

    Family: Mellitidae

    Genus: Encope

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

 Encope emarginata (Notched Sand Dollar)
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