| Mellita quinquiesperforata | |
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| Live M. quinquiesperforata, Pacific coast, Costa Rica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukarya |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Subclass: | Euechinoidea |
| Superorder: | Gnathostomata |
| Order: | Clypeasteroida |
| Suborder: | Scutellina |
| Family: | Mellitidae |
| Genus: | Mellita |
| Species: | M. quinquiesperforata |
| Binomial name | |
| Mellita quinquiesperforata |
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Mellita quinquiesperforata (Leske, 1778) is a tropical species of sand dollar, a flat, round marine animal related to sea urchins, sea stars, and other echinoderms.