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The sand dollar (phylum Echinodermata, class Echinoidea) is related to the starfish and sea urchin. It lives slightly buried in the sand in shallow coastal waters but will wash up on the beach when it dies, momentarilty exposed for the eagle-eyed collector.
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Anonymous said
on 8/8/2006 If you go out to about knee-high water and dig into the sand with your toes, you will probably find a hard, smooth surface. If you do, that is a sand dollar. But don't forget to check if it's alive or dead.
Anonymous said
on 8/8/2006 If you go into the ocean about 100 yards (or right after a sand bar) you might step on a hard surface. That is a sand dollar. You may even find a starfish! Make sure it is alive or dead, and then check with the beach workers to make sure it is OK to leave with a live animal.
Anonymous said
on 7/26/2006 While you are soaking your sand dollars in bleach, be sure to take a toothpick and clean out the mouth (hole in the middle at the bottom) of any remaining hairs. Place them in the bleach and water solution with the bottom facing up. Push them from side to side to get all the air out of them, which is when the bubbles stop coming out. This way you bleach the inside of the sand dollar as well as you do the outside.
Anonymous said
on 3/8/2006 If you find several sand dollars, and want to carry them in a bag, it's better to place them on their sides; like slices of bread in a loaf. That way, they won't break as easily from the weight of the other wet sand dollars.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 If you expect to find sand dollars in the high tide, or from the shore line where the waves rarely touch, you will only find broken ones.