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sand dollar rug sand dollar Sand dollars are scientifically classified in the order Clypeasteroida, and there are many varieties and species in that classification. These flat, .Ohio boy vacationing with his family in Florida discovered what his family believes could be a new record for the world's largest sand dollar..Photo courtesy of the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I am the western sand dollar, scientifically known as Dendraster excentricus. Contrary to popular belief, I am .What are sand dollars? Sand dollars are animals! Features: They got their name because they resemble a onedollar coin. Coat of spines: Instead of the .Sand dollars are shaped like flattened Sea Urchins. They have tube feet and spines so small and closely packed that the living animal looks and feels like velvet..Sand dollars — sometimes called sea cookies, snapper biscuits, sand cakes, cake urchins, or pansy shells — are species of flat, burrowing echinoids that .Sand Dollars (people usually refer to the s...