New Hanover County; Visit N.C.; N.C. Division of Coastal Management This article originally appeared on Wilmington StarNews: Sand dollars: 12 things to know about NC's coastal economy ...

Sand dollars and their relatives (clypeasteroids, cassiduloids) have a bilaterally symmetrical test composed of TEN double columns of plates, five interambulacral columns (labelled 1-5) and five ...

This shoreline gets its name for a reason, as it's often graced with washed-up sand dollars. There are also a plethora of rocks located at the southern end of the beach, which are known to contain ...

One of the most striking features of many sand dollars is the presence of slit-like perforations that pass completely through the test. These perforations are termed lunules. Lunules can develop in ...