Sanddollar im Aqarium des Zoo Zürich

Sand dollar

Clypeaster sp.

Constantly searching for food: Sand dollars tirelessly scour the seabed, filtering tiny food particles from the sand as they go.

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They therefore act as natural sand cleaners.

Taxonomy

Sand dollars (Clypeasteridae), genus Clypeaster (around 20 species)

Habitat

sandy seabed

Behaviour and ecology

buried in the sand; important for aerating the sandy soil

Body length

approx. 10 cm

Taxonomy

Sand dollars (Clypeasteridae), genus Clypeaster (around 20 species)

Habitat

sandy seabed

Behaviour and ecology

buried in the sand; important for aerating the sandy soil

Body length

approx. 10 cm

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