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Calappa pelii Spiny Box Crab Crustacea Decapoda Brachyura Calappidae

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Origin : Indonesia (Est Java)


Spiny Box Crab Calappa pelii Crustacea Decapoda Brachyura Calappidae carapace cm 4.5-6 x 3-4.5 (legs not included).
Family: Calappidae.
Common name: Spiny Box Crab or Shame-Faced Crab.
Syn. Calappa piscatorum.


Calappa is a genus of crabs known commonly as box crabs or shame-faced crabs. The name box crab comes from their distinctly bulky carapace, and the name shame-faced is from anthropomorphising the way the crab's chelae (claws) fold up and cover its face, as if it were hiding its face in shame.



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