Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Sanddollar, Sea Urchin Cactus, Seaurchin Starcactus, Star Cactus, Star-Peyote
Common Names in Spanish:
Biznaga-Algononcillo De Estrella
Description
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Genus Sand
Rock particles larger than 0.05 mm and smaller than or equal to 2 mm in diameter; smaller than gravel .
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
)
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
)
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
)
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
)
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
)
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
)
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
)
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
(
)
- Birds
- Subclass:
Neornithes
(
)
- Gadow, 1893
- Order:
Passeriformes
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)
- Perching Birds
- Order:
Passeriformes
(
- Subclass:
Neornithes
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Astrophytum Asterias
- Astrophytum asterias (Karwinski Ex Zuccarini) Lemaire
- Astrophytum asterias (Zucc.) Lem.
- Echinocactus Asterias
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Sand
There are approximately 1 species in this genus:
S. dollar (Seaurchin Starcactus)
More Info
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Notes
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Contributors
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed December 13, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 13, 2007:
- Academy of Natural Sciences, Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 8338478
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16179082
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2823154
