Your first impression of a sand dollar is probably this.
Source: Therese Skelly
Wrong conception. Sand dollars are real and they look more like this.
Source: Sharon Mooney
Still not convinced that they are very much alive? Try flipping them over.
Convinced yet? Sand dollars belong to the Phylum Echinodermata and are pretty much related to your starfishes and sea cucumbers.
They are really really really pretty huh. But Beach goers then to pick them up and collect them as "trophies", leading to a threat in their survival.
Please spread this among you friends: If you see a pretty echinoderm like this, put it back where it was gently. Leave some for the future generations to appreciate.
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