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Starfish, and urchins, and sand dollars - oh my! The echinoderm family is one of our favorites.
Scientific classification info-
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Starfish, sea urchins, and sand dollars are a few of the
more familiar echinoderms you’ll find living on the sea floor, you won’t find
them in fresh water. There are about 6000 different species of echinoderms.
They are “spiny- skinned” invertebrates, which is what
echinoderm means. They have a hard endoskeleton made of calcium carbonate which
helps to protect them, like a natural armor.
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