Dendraster ashleyi Arnold 1907 (sand dollar)

Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Dendrasteridae

Alternative combination: Echinarachnius ashleyi

Belongs to Dendraster according to W. S. W. Kew 1920

See also Grant and Hertlein 1938

Sister taxa: Dendraster arnoldi, Dendraster casseli, Dendraster cedrosensis, Dendraster coalingaensis, Dendraster diegoensis, Dendraster elsmerensis, Dendraster excentricus, Dendraster gibbsii, Dendraster hesperis, Dendraster jacalitosensis, Dendraster pacificus, Dendraster pentagonalis, Dendraster sullivani, Dendraster venturaensis, Dendraster vizcainoensis

Subtaxa: Dendraster ashleyi ynezensis

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Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (30: California collections)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: California)

• Pliocene of United States (3: California)

Total: 34 collections each including a single occurrence

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