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Family: Clypeasteridae (See list of species below)

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25 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Arachnoides placenta [Cake sand dollar]	No picture found Calliostoma gualterianum []	No picture found Clypeaster annandalei []
No picture found Clypeaster australasiae []	No picture found Clypeaster chesheri []	No picture found Clypeaster cyclopilus []
No picture found Clypeaster euclastus []	No picture found Clypeaster europacificus []	No picture found Clypeaster fervens []
No picture found Clypeaster humilis []	No picture found Clypeaster latissimus []	No picture found Clypeaster miniaceus []
No picture found Clypeaster ochrus []	No picture found Clypeaster oshimensis []	No picture found Clypeaster prostratus []
No picture found Clypeaster rarispinus []	No picture found Clypeaster ravenelii []	No picture found Clypeaster reticulatus []
Clypeaster rosaceus [Sea biscuit]	No picture found Clypeaster rotundus [Circular sea bisquit]	No picture found Clypeaster speciosus []
No picture found Clypeaster subdepressus [Sand dollar]	No picture found Clypeaster telurus []	No picture found Clypeaster virescens []
No picture found Fellaster zelandiae []

25 Species of Family Clypeasteridae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution
Arachnoides placenta	Cake sand dollar	Indo-Pacific
Calliostoma gualterianum		Mediterranean Sea.
Clypeaster annandalei		Western Central Pacific
Clypeaster australasiae		Indo-Pacific.
Clypeaster chesheri		Western Atlantic
Clypeaster cyclopilus		Western Atlantic
Clypeaster euclastus		Western Atlantic
Clypeaster europacificus		Eastern Pacific.
Clypeaster fervens		Western Central Pacific
Clypeaster humilis		Indo-West Pacific.
Clypeaster latissimus		Indo-West Pacific
Clypeaster miniaceus		Western Pacific
Clypeaster ochrus		Eastern Pacific.
Clypeaster oshimensis		Western Central Pacific
Clypeaster prostratus		Western Atlantic
Clypeaster rarispinus		Western Central Pacific
Clypeaster ravenelii		Western Atlantic
Clypeaster reticulatus		Indo-Pacific
Clypeaster rosaceus	Sea biscuit	Western Central Pacific
Clypeaster rotundus	Circular sea bisquit	Eastern Pacific.
Clypeaster speciosus		Eastern Pacific and Weste
Clypeaster subdepressus	Sand dollar	Western Atlantic and East
Clypeaster telurus		Eastern Indian Ocean
Clypeaster virescens		Indo-West Pacific. Tropi
Fellaster zelandiae		Southwest Pacific

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