| Common Name | Yellow box crab |
| Language | English |
| Type | FAO old |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.), 1981 |
| Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | behavior |
| 1st Modifier | morphology |
| 2nd Modifier | color pattern(s) |
| Remarks | 'crab' from Old English 'ceorfan', i.e., 'to curve'. |