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Dendraster ashleyi

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Dendraster ashley
Fossil of Dendraster ashleyi from San Diego Formation, California
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D. ashleyi
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Dendraster ashleyi
(Arnold)

Dendraster ashleyi is an extinct species of sand dollars of the family Dendrasteridae. Fossil of this species have been found in the Pliocene of California (United States), about 5 Mya. They reach a diameter of about 3.5 cm.

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