Originally Posted By: silverrat
Do you eat it?
That's just a hollow skeleton. The live sand dollars are filled with gooey goodness and have a furry outer layer, which is comprised of hairy spines that enable locomotion. They also have hydraulically operated tube feet. It is not often that you find live specimens on the beach, though it can happen. Since sand dollars are sea urchins, I presume they are edible, but I hope to never find out the answer to your question first-hand!
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