Encope emarginata, a notched sand dollar, is a marine echinoid ranging the western Atlantic ocean. They are best known for their bioturbation in the sediment, relationship with crabs, and their widespread distribution.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Five-notched Sand Dollar being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Mellita quinquiesperforata
- Echinodiscus bisperforatus
- Leodia sexiesperforata
- Mellita tenuis
- Mellita isometra
- Arachnoides placenta
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Echinoidea
- Order
- Echinolampadacea
- Family
- Mellitidae
- Genus
- Encope
- Species
- Encope emarginata
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