Six-Keyhole Sand Dollar

Unresponsive. Beautiful creatures to take photos of, alive or dead! Despite their beautiful architecture, divers are encouraged not to touch them or take them from the seabed. Has it sunk in yet?

Inhabit shallow sandy areas around reef. They burrow under the sand during the day, and occasionally out in the open at night. You will often find broken remains in the sand.

Occasional Florida, Bahamas, Caribbean; also north to North Carolina and south to Uruguay.

Fine spines densely cover this disc-shaped sand dollar, with elongated oval holes on its body. It has a Pentagonal petal design on its back. Living specimens are shades of brown, whereas young are silvery gray; dead specimens are grey.

Occasional - Sightings are not unusual, but not on a regular basis.