Dendraster ashleyi
| Dendraster ashley | |
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| Fossil of Dendraster ashleyi from San Diego Formation, California | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Clypeasteroida |
| Suborder: | Scutellina |
| Family: | Dendrasteridae |
| Genus: | Dendraster |
| Species: | †D. ashleyi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Dendraster ashleyi (Arnold) | |
Dendraster ashleyi 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), about 5 Mya. They reach a diameter of about 3.5 cm.
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