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Echinoderm is the scientific name for spiny-skinned animals. Spiny-skinned animals include sea urchins, sand dollars, brittle stars, starfish, and sea cucumbers.

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The scientific name for spiny-skinned animals, such as sea urchins and sea stars, is Echinodermata. This phylum includes marine organisms with a calcareous endoskeleton covered by spines or plates.

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