Echinoid: Encope (Melitella) californica
Product number:
F5531
Product information "Echinoid: Encope (Melitella) californica"
Age: Pliocene
Region of discovery: Baja, Kalifornien
Size: approx. 8 cm in diameter
well preserved
Sanddollars are sea urchins that adapted to the extreme environment of rough coastal waters. They are completely flattened to offer as little resistance to the current as possible, reduced their spines to dig in better and swallow the heaviest pebbles they can to weigh themselves down.
The picture is exemplary. You will receive a piece of comparable quality.
The colors on the pictures may differ slightly from the original due to technical reasons.
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